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R.I.P. Bacon

Let's all have a moment of silence for bacon:

The droughts that ravaged crops across North American and Russia have had a huge impact on the food supply, livestock and farmers but now it may be time to hit the “panic” button – one pig group is predicting a BACON SHORTAGE.

“A world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” the National Pig Association in the UK said this week.

It took a bad call at a football game to wake naysayers up to union disputes - will it take the death of bacon for people to reailize the insidious effects of climate change? Only time will tell. For now, there's this:

 



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