Now he is in charge of feeding pigs by computer.

ECONOMIST: The land that time forgot

He has trouble feeding his pigs, and now they are in danger of getting sick.

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Smithfield and other pork producers in the U.S. follow a set of guidelines developed by the National Pork Board, an industry group, called the "Pork Quality Assurance Plus" program that governs the feeding and care of pigs.

WSJ: What China Can Learn From America's Hot Dogs

Cathy Rose, of the Chilterns Conservation Board, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that rabbits, guinea pigs and smaller birds could be next on the menu if the public keep feeding the predatory birds.

BBC: Red kite

The pigs are smallish, curious mottled animals, which range freely over the mountain, feeding on the acorns from the cork and holm oaks that flourish in the parched soil.

BBC: Sardinia, land and sea