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Dead Piglets Found in Serbian River Spark Health Concerns, Investigation
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Dead Piglets Found in Serbian River Spark Health Concerns, Investigation

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Residents of Lepenica, Serbia, reported dead piglets found in the river, prompting an investigation by veterinary authorities.
  • This is not the first time dead animals have been found in the river, with locals reporting similar incidents occurring two to three times a year.
  • Authorities removed the carcasses, and an inspection will determine if they were infected with swine fever; locals are urged to prevent further pollution.

Residents of the village of Lepenica, Serbia, have reported the disturbing discovery of dead piglets floating in the local river. The carcasses, found in a state of decomposition near residential areas, were reported to the local branch of the "Kreni promeni" (Move and Change) movement, which then alerted the authorities.

This is not an isolated incident, according to local resident Dragan Pavloviฤ‡. He stated that dead piglets, chickens, and even dogs have been found in the river multiple times a year, suggesting the animals are washed downstream from upstream locations. "It's not the first time, piglets, chickens, a dog. It doesn't happen every month, but it happens two or three times a year," Pavloviฤ‡ said.

It's not the first time, piglets, chickens, a dog. It doesn't happen every month, but it happens two or three times a year. It all comes from upstream, it all washes down here.

โ€” Dragan Pavloviฤ‡Describing the recurring problem of dead animals found in the Lepenica river.

Teams from Zoo Higijena (Zoo Hygiene) removed the animal carcasses from the river. These will be handed over to the veterinary inspection for analysis to determine if they were infected with swine fever. The veterinary inspection's findings will be crucial in understanding the potential health risks associated with the pollution.

While authorities responded to the immediate report by removing the animals, locals express frustration over the lack of a systemic solution to prevent such pollution. The riverbed in this part of the city remains unmanaged, overgrown with brush and littered with trash, which citizens continue to dump. Rade Kojadinoviฤ‡ from "Kreni-promeni" Kragujevac urged citizens to be more responsible and to raise awareness about not discarding waste or dead animals into the river, emphasizing the need for clean nature and a clean river.

We reported it to the competent services immediately. As we saw, the competent services have resolved it, and we thank them this way, but we want to appeal to citizens to be careful and for us all to spread awareness that neither waste nor dead animals should be thrown into the river, because we must have clean nature and a clean river.

โ€” Rade Kojadinoviฤ‡Appealing to citizens and authorities after dead animals were found in the river.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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