Footage of a pig being bound to a bungee rope and then pushed off a 68-metre tower at Meixin Red Wine Town, near Chongqing in southwest China, triggered outrage onlineA Chinese theme park has been criticised for inaugurating a new bungee jump attraction with a pig. Footage of a pig being bound to a bungee rope and then pushed off a 68-metre tower at Meixin Red Wine Town, near Chongqing in southwest China, went viral on social media over the weekend and triggered outrage online. The video showed the pig, weighing about 75kg, sporting a purple cape and with its legs tied together, being bounced up and down at the end of the bungee rope. The animal was squealing in apparent distress as onlookers were heard laughing and cheering. The pig was dressed in a purple cape and had its legs tied together Not knownThe park’s owner told Chinese state media that the culling of an estimated 200 million pigs…

Source: The Times January 20, 2020 12:00 UTC