Pigs rival Spanish population + Venezuela fleeing nears 'Mediterranean crisis point'

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Slaughtered pigs may soon outnumber Spanish population
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fr...e-45272654

EXCERPT: . . . the number of slaughtered pigs in Spain have stirred fears in the country's media that the animals may soon outnumber the human population and end up hogging local resources. [...] Spain has seen a surge of pig farming over the last five years to meet a growing demand to export pork products [...to countries such as...] China, Japan and Southeast Asia. [...] Many areas of Spain suffer from heavy drought, and each animal requires some 15 litres (3.3 gallons) of water a day. [...] the animals risk contaminating what little groundwater is left with animal waste nitrates. [...] the animals are also responsible for a large number of greenhouse gas emissions...

MORE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fr...e-45272654

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Venezuela migration nears 'Mediterranean crisis point'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45304086

EXCERPT: The UN's migration agency says Venezuela is heading for the same refugee "crisis moment" seen in the Mediterranean in 2015. The warning comes as its neighbours try to halt the movement of people fleeing Venezuela's economic crisis. Peru brought in stricter border regulations on Saturday - a day after a court overturned Ecuador's attempt to strengthen its own controls. More than two million Venezuelans have fled their country since 2014. They are fleeing a dire economic situation, with Venezuelans facing shortages of food, medicine and basic goods....

MORE: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45304086

[Syne]

I guess people who allow socialism can't be expected to fight to take their country back, since they've already ceded all their responsibility to the government.