11.   Animal-rights activists complain the pigs were needlessly slaughtered.

12.   Soldiers slaughter pigs in fight against encephalitis virus.

13.   Slaughtering all pigs in some areas, then burning their carcasses, also may take place, he said.

14.   The proposal for a ban comes as the Netherlands continues to slaughter pigs in affected regions.

15.   Thousands more pigs could be slaughtered as British authorities work to contain an outbreak of swine fever, agriculture officials said Saturday.

16.   Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui Saturday ordered in the military to help fight the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and assist in slaughtering infected pigs.