Chinese theme park forces pig to bungee jump off a 68-meter high tower

A Chinese theme park has triggered a wave of outrage on social media after it forced a pig to bungee jump off a 68-meter high tower, it was reported on Monday. The incident took place on January 18 at the Meixin Red Wine Town theme park in the sprawling Chinese municipality of Chongqing, the BBC said in a report. The publicity event, which organizers called the golden pig bungee jump, was held to celebrate the opening of the theme park’s bungee attraction. The pig, which according to local reports weighed 75 kg, is seen being pushed off the tower with a purple cape tied around its shoulders. In one video of the incident, what sound like pig squeals can be heard. What happens to the pig afterward is not shown, though many local media reports said that it was eventually sent to a slaughterhouse. (IANS)

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