Denmark builds 43-mile anti-pig fence along its border with Germany

Source: Fox News

Denmark is building a 43-mile fence along its border with Germany to keep out wild pigs that could pose a major risk to the country’s pork industry.

The move, which was authorized by Danish lawmakers in June, is an attempt to prevent the spread of African swine fever.

Unlike swine flu, African swine fever doesn’t affect humans but it can be deadly for domestic and wild boars, and cause massive losses for farmers.

Work on the fence, which will be up to 5 feet tall, began Monday in Padborg, 136 miles southwest of Copenhagen.

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Denmark is one of the world’s largest exporters of pork and the meat accounts for almost half of the country’s agricultural exports, according to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council. There are around 5,000 pig farms in the country producing approximately 28 million pigs annually, officials say, and pork makes up more than 5 percent of Denmark’s total exports.

The Danish government has warned that the country’s pork exports to non-European Union countries — worth 11 billion krone ($1.68 billion) annually — could be affected by the disease. In 2016, total Danish pork exports were worth about 30 billion krone ($4.59 billion).

Denmark’s move has generated plenty of buzz on social media, sparking sarcastic comparisons to President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

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