It is not known to cause illness in humans or any other animals, including pigs.

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The pig joins a line of bizarrely-named pigs, including Snuff, Solar and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian.

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Crews managed to rescue some animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, and lizards.

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Humans have introduced dozens of species into Australia - including wild horses, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, rabbits and foxes - and these have now become a major problem for the ecosystem.

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As well as foot-and-mouth, the institute also focuses on diseases in cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, including lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease and equine encephalosis.

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Now Norwich-based Hillside Animal Sanctuary wants Bertie to join its other famous escapees - including the Tamworth Two, pigs Butch and Sundance who went on the run in a wood near Tamworth in the English midlands.

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Since then, attempts have been made at cloning other animals including mice, dogs, monkeys, pigs and even some endangered species.

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But several animals including tropical fish, parrots, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs died.

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The three-hour drive to Florence was our last long bus trip, and Li raced through some topics, including Catholics and divorce, Pavarotti, balsamic vinegar, truffles and the pigs that find them, and leather goods that are marked as Italian but made in China.

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