no more dead pigs!

china proves once again that it thinks the world is its own personal garbage disposal:

The Huangpu River, a source of drinking water to Shanghai's 23 million residents, should basically be called rotting swine soup. Some 3,000 more decomposing pigs have been found in the river near Shanghai since Monday, bringing the number to about 6,000 dead hogs, but authorities claim that water is just fine. (via)

6000 more reasons to stay away from china, if you ask me.