In an effort to control South Korea's worst outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease the Government have ordered that over 1.23 million pigs and hundreds of thousands of cows, goats and deer be killed.

Presumably to speed up this process up and save on the costs of slaughter pigs, in their thousands, are being buried alive in pits. I found these disturbing images on the Mercy for Animals blog.

Surely the best way to stop the spread of Foot and Mouth disease is to not farm animals in the first place. I have never really heard of anyone getting a terrible disease from vegies.