The Hindu               27.06.2013

Corporation moots steps to impound pigs

The Corporation has initiated steps to impound pigs in
the city consequent to the Corporation Council’s decision to ban rearing
of pigs within the city. Those rearing pigs within the city have to
remove the animals by themselves, failing which Corporation workers will
impound them, Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said in a press release.
Criminal action will also be initiated against those rearing pigs. The
Corporation has convened a meeting with pig rearers and the police to
explain the regulation introduced by the civic body. Owners of hotels
and marriage halls who knowingly or unknowingly allow pigs to feed on
their wastes would also face action, he said.