Khanzir
Khunzir (خنزير; meaning "pig" in Arabic) is a pig who achieved fame as, reportedly, the only pig in Afghanistan, a predominantly Islamic country where retailing of pork isn't practiced. As a result, Afghanistan has no pig farms, though one pig does live in the Kabul Zoo.
Khunzir, a male pig, was given to Kabul Zoo by the People's Republic of China in 2002.[1] He had been one of a pair, but his companion subsequently died.[2] [3] [4]
His status as "Afghanistan's lone pig" attracted international attention in May 2009, when he was moved into quarantine.[5] The move came in response to visitors' concerns at the time of a worldwide outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) ("swine flu"). Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, explained that Khanzir was in fact "strong and healthy": "The only reason we moved him was because Afghan people don't have a lot of knowledge about swine flu, and so when they see a pig they get worried and think they will get ill.[1][6] He was released from quarantine after two months. [7]
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- ^ a b "Quarantine for lonely Afghan pig", BBC, May 7, 2009
- ^ "Life goes from bad to worse for Kabul's only pig", The Guardian, May 6, 2009
- ^ "Afghanistan's lone pig quarantined over swine scare", Xinhua, May 7, 2009
- ^ "Afghanistan only has one pig", The Telegraph, May 7, 2009
- ^ "Afghanistan quarantines its only pig", Reuters, May 7, 2009
- ^ "Lonely Afghan pig seeks similar", Irish Times, May 7, 2009
- ^ "Afghanistan's only pig freed", Telegraph India, July 4, 2009
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