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In the spring of 2013 more than 50 000 pigs carcasses were found in the Huangpu river not far from Shanghai. Some of the reasons why those pigs were dumped is because of the “crude raising techniques and extreme water” that killed the pigs and were then dragged away by the water, another reason is that the farmers just dumped the rivers instead of properly disposing of the bodies.

Those carcasses found in the rivers raised the question as to whether the cities’ waters were polluted or not even though the Chinese government says that the waters were fine, however, the Chinese government isn’t always telling what is really going on…

So, can we consider that the pigs being dumped is ethical or not?

First of all what are “ethics”? Ethics are the moral principles that govern a person’s or a group’s action.

The question above can be answered from two points of view: The farmers who dumped the pigs, who probably think that this is ethical as they are the ones who did it. The second point of view is the rest of the population and the government, they are the ones that are suffering the consequences of the farmers’ acts. They probably think that this action is highly unethical as it can cause more pollution to waters that were already highly polluted.

In conclusion I think that the farmers’ actions were highly unethical as they willingly ignored the country’s laws and regulations and took the risk of contaminated rivers that feed big cities with water used in everyday’s life

Article link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/world/asia/pigs-china-river/index.html