Fears for environment in Spain as pigs outnumber people

Official figures show there are 50m pigs to 46.5m humans in country famed for its porkThere are more pigs in Spain than humans for the first time, according to figures released by the country's environment ministry, with 50 million pigs to 46.5 million humans.The figures show an increase of about 9 million animals since 2013 and there are growing concerns about the environmental impact of an industry that produced more than 4m tonnes of pork products and generated EUR6bn (?5.4bn) last year. Continue reading...