Millions of wild pigs are eating and destroying their way through Canada and the United States, causing billions in crop and ecological damage every year. Another concern is their ability to spread disease. As Candace Daniel reports for The New Reality, if feral hogs make domestic pigs sick – it could hurt the $24 billion pork industry and the Canadian economy.
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