Pig Farmers Admit to Illegal Use of瘦肉精
In previous reports, at an ordinary pig farm in Wen County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, the pigs had difficulty standing up and walking due to excessive intake of瘦肉精, which caused their hind leg muscles to grow excessively. When journalists and law enforcement officers revisited this pig farm, the farmers denied having used瘦肉精.
However, when the journalists and law enforcement officers entered the pigsty, they quickly discovered more than ten pigs with unusual body shapes among those not yet ready for market. These pigs had perfectly round hind ends and a noticeable groove along their spines, known in the industry as "double backbone." Such physical characteristics are generally associated with pigs that have consumed feed laced with Clenbuterol Hydrochloride.