NC congressman protests pork putdown by police

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina congressman says police got their facts wrong when they denied a messy Capitol Hill protest against corporate hog farms out of concern about spreading swine flu.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: November 18, 2009

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina congressman says police got their facts wrong when they denied a messy Capitol Hill protest against corporate hog farms out of concern about spreading swine flu.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge scolded the reasoning of U.S. Capitol Police after they blocked the protest by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA wanted to fill thousands of buckets with pig waste to give politicians a whiff of what it's like near sprawling hog operations.
When police said the protest could spread swine flu, Etheridge squealed.
The part-time farmer from the nation's No. 2 pork-producing state says hog growers are hurting from the mistaken belief that pigs or their meat spreads swine flu.
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Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com

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