A Chinese middle school has ordered children to feed pigs three times a day.

Parents have complained it is denying their children a proper education.

According to the Beijing News, Chunchang Nanlu Middle School on the southern holiday resort island of Hainan had used RMB10,000 ($1,400) in poverty alleviation funds to buy 36 piglets.

The newspaper said, ‘Besides raising pigs, the students must also grow vegetables as part of a compulsory class.’

One parent said, ‘Each pig can be sold for RMB1,600 ($220) with each class splitting the profit of RMB1,000 ($130), so of course it is advantageous for the school to continue raising pigs.’ One would have thought it would be excellent training for the students in making money from simple projects.

Many of the parents think otherwise although the school maintains the class is good for students’ education.

This is not the only pig story current.

In Chongqing, Su Yanshan, a livestock slaughterer, kept pigs on the enclosed balcony of his second-floor home. His wife told the Chongqing Evening News they sold the 100 kg pigs for the Lunar New Year holiday when pork is in peak demand for dumplings, sausage and other traditional dishes.
Source: Reuters