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The Pigs That Eat at Las Vegas Buffets

Prime rib and cheese curds and crab rangoon – Bob Combs’ pigs eat well from the leftovers of the prodigious buffet tables of Vegas.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Dear Modern Farmer: Is It Legal to Slaughter a Pig in My Backyard?

Dear Boaris,

by Kristen Ploetz
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Why Some Jews Don’t Feel Guilty About Eating Pork

While many observant Jews still refrain from eating pork, more and more cultural – and even practicing Jews – Jews freely indulge. What was once an illicit meat consumed with shame is now no longer treif (Yiddish for non-kosher) for these Jews, particularly ones who congregate at farmers’ markets instead of synagogues come Saturday morning.

by Laura McCandlish
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How China Became the World’s Largest Pork Producer

China’s “pork miracle” means that over half of the world’s pigs now live in China.

by Sam Brasch
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Pretty Pigs: The Secrets of Teenage Swine Groomers

From tanning to baby oil rubdowns, how teenage pig groomers pamper their swine.

by Anna O†™Brien
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To Milk a Pig: One Chef’s Obsession

Chef Edward Lee has been a finalist for multiple James Beard awards, he made solid runs on Iron Chef America and Top Chef, and he wrote the critically acclaimed cookbook Smoke and Pickles. Yet for years, Lee has been restless. He wants to milk a pig.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Going Whole Hog at UK’s Newest Hotel Empire, The Pig

They’re high on the hog at England’s expanding local food and hotel empire, The Pig.

by Jenny Linford
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Pigheaded: How Smart are Swine?

Pigs can play video games, distinguish peppermint from spearmint, maybe even lie to each other. Just how smart are they?

by Andy Wright
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A Visit to a High School Hog Butchering Day

It’s a banner day for FFA students at Broadway, Virginia’s Broadway High School: hog butchering. Scrub the class schedule. There’s a half-ton of live weight to process by the end of the afternoon.

by Andrew Jenner
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