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Pigs are often thought of as nothing more than pork products such as ham and bacon, but they are considered by others to be more intelligent than dogs. Intelligence is often cited as one of the main reasons why dogs are such popular pets. Pigs have wrongly been believed to be lacking in intelligence, like many animals used as food sources. The rationale is that these animals are too dumb to have any value, so we humans might as well eat them. Let’s hope no sharks go after the pigs, or even malicious people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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