Farmers in southern Taiwan have reportedly been potty-training their pigs as part of a pilot program to reduce pollution. The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) plans to encourage the practice and will also introduce a fee on water contamination in 2010, AFP reports. Chang Chung-tou, a pig farmer in Yunlin county, said: "The pig toilets on my farm help me collect about 95% of all pig waste, making cleaning much, much easier." An EPA official added: "Apart from Yunlin, we have launched trial pig toilets in Changhua county [in central Taiwan]. We are evaluating the results." The pig toilets are made by smearing pig waste inside to encourage the animals to use them rather than nearby rivers. Source ------ and soon they will surpass the human and take over the world
