Pet Pigs

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Pet Pigs

• By Cathy Chang

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Article

• In the wild, hogs carry a host of diseases and
  parasites, including cholera, tuberculosis,
  salmonella and anthrax, according to wildlife
  ecologists at the University of Florida.
• But breeders maintain that, if properly
  immunized, domesticated pigs pose no threat to
  humans.
• That is why many municipalities, like New York
  City, ban such pets. But animal control officers
  have turned a blind eye to one couple who raise a
  housebroken porker alongside their two children.
• So far, health officials have not received any
  complaints on the live-in pig in New York, and
  they say health risks are "not much more than a
  cat or dog.
• Animal experts say living with any large animal
  can pose hazards to small children, and parents
  should exercise caution with a swaggering tub of
  lard even a domesticated pig.

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Questions

• Do you think that pigs would be good pets?
• Can you think of any advantages of having a pig
  instead of dogs or cats? Disadvantages?
• What other animals do you think should be
  prohibited? Why?

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Vocabulary

• Hogs ?
• Host ??,??
• Diseases ?,??
• Parasites ????
• Cholera ??
• Tuberculosis ???
• Salmonella ????
• Anthrax ?
• Ecologists ????
• Immunized ???
• Domesticated ?????

• Municipalities ???
• Ban ??
• Housebroken ??????????????
• Hazards ?????
• Caution ??,??
• Swaggering ????
• Tub of lard ????

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Reference

• Potbellied Pigs Are the Lardiest Pets a Health
  Hazard?
• http//abcnews.go.com/Health/Story?id3984564page
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