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The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss

  • 2025
  • 58m

In the 1980s, a swine flu crossed the Haitian-Dominican border and started to affect the Creole pig, an important commodity in Haiti. The flu also threatened livestock in the United States. As a preemptive measure, the USAID in conjunction with the Haitian government proceeded to exterminate all Creole pigs from the island, leading to a crushing economic blow for an already impoverished country.

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Overview

In the 1980s, a swine flu crossed the Haitian-Dominican border and started to affect the Creole pig, an important commodity in Haiti. The flu also threatened livestock in the United States. As a preemptive measure, the USAID in conjunction with the Haitian government proceeded to exterminate all Creole pigs from the island, leading to a crushing economic blow for an already impoverished country.

Cast

  • Me'Lisa ModestilNarrator (voice)
  • Jean-Daniel LafontantSelf
  • Dimmy HerardSelf
  • Carole DemesminSelf
  • Bertrand LaurentSelf
  • Timothy SchwartzSelf
  • Michel ChancySelf
  • Cecile AccilienSelf

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