Chinese dead pig update: "an unnamed official associated with the Agricultural Department in Zhejiang province, a likely source for the pigs, was quoted in Caijing, a financial news publication, saying that 3000 pigs had frozen to death"

Panic as pig deaths mount

Local authorities near the pig farms explained it differently. On March 12, an unnamed official associated with the Agricultural Department in Zhejiang province, a likely source for the pigs, was quoted in Caijing, a financial news publication, saying that 3000 pigs had frozen to death. ''Pig cold resistance is low,'' the unnamed official said. ''And an increase in the number of deaths is normal.''