Jakarta: Thousands of people, including pig breeders and restaurant owners, have staged a rally in Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra, to protest against a plan to cull pigs to curb African swine fever.
Provincial governor Edy Rahmayadi disclosed the plan last month to halt the spread of the disease, which left more than 40,000 pigs dead in the past few months.
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