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Man Hides 29 Live Finches Inside Hair Rollers, Gets Caught During Luggage Inspection
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A man from Guyana has been denied entry into the United States after the Customs and Border Protection officials found dozens of finches hidden inside hair rollers in his luggage.
The 26-year-old man, whose name was not revealed, arrived at New York City s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday on a flight from Georgetown. During a secondary baggage examination, officers found 29 live finches that were packaged up and sealed inside hair rollers, the CBP said in a statement Tuesday.
Black Market Birds: Why Was NJ-Bound Airport Traveler Smuggling Finches In Hair Rollers?
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Mfuleni pig farmers hit hard by African Swine Fever outbreak
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Cape Town - Emerging pig farmers who have lost their pigs to the reported African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Mfuleni, north of Khayelitsha, are reeling following the subsequent ban on pig sales.
Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer announced on Thursday that ASF had been identified on two smallholding farms in Mfuleni and Eerste River. He further placed a ban on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the disease’s spread.
Khanyiso Sika of Mfuleni, who got into the business in 2016 when he lost his job, said 30 of his pigs had died from the outbreak. “We are in trouble as pig farmers, now the department wants to ban the sale of pigs. We acknowledge the outbreak and if we sell it would cause more problems. We understand that. But now what do we do? The government is failing us farmers and is failing to understand our situation. We depend 100% on these pig sales. Even the pigs that did survive, their s