California game and wildlife officials have confirmed that the Golden State has pigs that are turning neon blue. While this may sound like a new species of swine, the fact that pigs are presenting with flesh of an unnatural color is concerning, especially because of the implications for those who make wild pig a staple in their diets. Game hunters have found startlingly 'neon blue' flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on potential contamination.
The pair were shocked to find that its fat was bright blue. The meat is normal color but the fat is stained bright blue all the way through the pig. California hunters found wild pigs with blue flesh.
Officials traced it to rodent poison. The poison, diphacinone, is dangerous to animals and humans. It causes internal bleeding.
Diphacinone was used to kill rodents. Animals and humans can get sick from eating contaminated meat. Symptoms include bleeding and dizziness.
Authorities advise testing meat before eating. Similar cases happened before. The insides of California pigs turned blue as the result of the rodenticide diphacinone, a dangerous poison that can be rather harmful to humans.
Wildlife officials are worried wild pigs have become exposed to rodenticide, contaminating the animals and turning their meat and fat blue. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has since warned hunters, trappers, and consumers against eating wild pigs or other game with blue. Bizarre photos of wild pigs in Monterey County, California, with blue flesh are going viral, leaving social media users stunned.
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Feral hogs with "slushie-blue" innards turned up in Monterey earlier this year. The Strange Yet Alarming Reason Why Wild Pigs in California Are Turning Neon Blue on the Inside This blue color does not indicate a new species or genetic mutation-it's something more concerning.