Changhua Fenyuan: Two Pig Farms Using Food Waste for Feeding Face Movement Control, Fines Up to NT$4 Million
On April 13, 2026, the Changhua County Animal Disease Control Center (ADCC) announced the discovery of two pig farms in Fenyuan Township illegally feeding pigs with food waste. One farm housed 2,000-3,000 pigs, and the other over 1,000. This practice violates the Animal Infectious Disease Control Act and Feed Management Act, with initial fines starting at NT$400,000 and potentially reaching NT$4 million for severe or repeat offenses. The ADCC, in collaboration with the county's Agriculture Department, Environmental Protection Bureau, and Changhua Police Precinct, conducted a surprise inspection based on intelligence, catching operators transporting food waste from Taichung City during early morning hours on a holiday to evade detection. The county had banned food waste feeding since December 29, 2025, as a measure against African Swine Fever (ASF). The implicated farms are now under a 14-day movement control, and samples from sick pigs are being tested for ASF virus.
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The Changhua County Animal Disease Control Center (ADCC) reported on April 13, 2026, that two pig farms in Fenyuan Township were found to be illegally feeding pigs with food waste. One farm had approximately 2,000 to 3,000 pigs, and the other over 1,000. This activity is a violation of the Animal Infectious Disease Control Act and the Feed Management Act. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's penalty standards, initial violations will incur fines of at least NT$400,000, with severe or repeat offenses potentially leading to fines up to NT$4 million and disqualification from feed subsidy applications. The ADCC, in cooperation with the county's Agriculture Department, Environmental Protection Bureau, and Changhua Police Precinct, conducted a surprise inspection on a holiday morning, based on prior intelligence. They intercepted three vehicles transporting food waste at one farm and found unapproved animal waste mixed with food waste in a mixing tank at the other. Changhua County had prohibited all pig farms from transporting and feeding food waste to pigs since December 29, 2025, as a measure against the ongoing international risk of African Swine Fever (ASF). Operators were attempting to evade detection by transporting food waste from Taichung City during early morning hours on holidays. The ADCC has imposed a 14-day movement control on the implicated farms and sent samples from sick pigs to the National Chung Hsing University Veterinary College's Animal Disease Diagnostic Center for ASF virus nucleic acid testing. The movement control will be lifted only after the control period ends and test results are negative, confirming no infection risk. The ADCC stated that the joint inspection team for ASF food waste has been monitoring transportation routes and farm perimeters, and this successful enforcement demonstrates effective inter-agency cooperation and intelligence integration, with inspection operations not limited by holidays or time.