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(haipo) Swine flu - In June 2023, upon his announcement of running for mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav, the elected mayor, pledged that within 90 days of his return to the position of mayor, he would remove the entire pig phenomenon on the grounds that residents and pigs cannot live together. The countdown has begun and the question is will he fulfill his commitment?
Time is running out. The deadline for eradicating swine plague is 1/7/24


Time until the plague of pigs in Haifa is eradicated
(90 days from Yona Yahav taking office)

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We will get the wild pigs out of the city with determination and sensitivity

Yona Yahav, the elected mayor, pledged that within 90 days of his return to the position of mayor, he would remove the entire phenomenon of pigs, claiming that residents and pigs cannot live together. Yahav also pledged that he would remove the wild boars from the city with determination and sensitivity. As of the publication date of the article, 15/4/24, exactly two weeks after he took office, no change has yet been felt on the ground.

In recent weeks we have witnessed several injuries following an encounter with pigs and thus we received a painful reminder of the importance of the project announced by Yahav - eradicating the plague of pigs in the city and erasing the negative brand that has stuck to Haifa - the "City of Pigs".

In March, a two-year-old toddler was injured when a herd of pigs surrounded the family and her father fell on the sidewalk during the ordeal. The toddler, who was in her father's arms, was injured and broke her leg. In February two women were attacked by wild boars within 24 hours in Haifa. Before that in the same month a man was attacked by a wild boar in Haifa, last week a motorcyclist was injured in an accident with a wild boar on Hagana Boulevard and the list goes on... Some of the road accidents are not reported at all, because they only end in damage to the vehicle.

The municipality is preparing to deal with the issue of wild boars in accordance with the law and with the approval of RTG

In checking with the Haifa municipality where things stand and what steps are being taken, Lahi Foh was informed that the municipality is preparing, under the direction of Mayor Yona Yahav, to deal with the issue of wild pigs in accordance with the law and with the approval of the Nature and Parks Authority, which is the professional supervisor on the matter.

A wild boar approaches a girl playing with sticks - Haifa (Photo: Yaron Karmi)
A large wild boar approaches a girl playing with sticks - Haifa (Photo: Yaron Karmi)

The questions being asked now:

  • What is the budget that will be established for the implementation of the plan and compliance with this commitment that Yahav made to the voters?
  • When will a professional thinning contractor be chosen who will enter into intensive work and remove the pigs from the streets and backyards?
  • Will there be enforcement against pig feeders?
  • Will the Haifa municipality implement additional methods that reduced the presence of pigs in the city?
  • Are there any limitations that the Haifa Municipality will face in its way of promoting the project?
A pig at Horev Junction - eats from the bins without hindrance (photo: Chai Pe in the field)
A pig at the Horev junction - eats from the bins without any disturbance (photo: Chai Pa in the field)

The Haifa Municipality informed Haifa:

The Municipality of Haifa, under the guidance of the Mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav, deals with the issue of wild boars in accordance with the law and with the approval of the Nature and Parks Authority, which is the professional supervisor on the matter. Accordingly, the activity budget will also be determined. Meanwhile, the incoming municipal administration is examining the budgets invested in the matter in recent years.

Differences in attitudes among the public

It is important to remember that the residents of the city of Haifa are divided into two groups:
♦ A group that favors dilution Aggressive of pigs and their removal from the public and built space - at any cost and immediately.
♦ A group that opposes dilution - This group believes that the presence of the pigs in the public space does not disturb them and believe in other methods to return them to nature.

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Samar Odeh - Carantinji
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  1. transfer to the Hamas offensive tunnels,
    And so it will be possible to achieve two goals at the same time.

  2. It seems that he forgot to add zeros after the 90th... Only the massive die-off, especially of the females, might bring a little salvation...

  3. Even if 90 days pass and the problem of the pigs is not solved (surprise - it is not) Chai Pa and other pro-Yahv media outlets will stop dealing with the matter and thus the media problem will disappear completely...

  4. Dear Yahav, please deal with the real and serious problems of Haifa: the Nuh'ba terrorists who come from Haifa and the Galilee villages every weekend, with their corrupt and destructive vehicles for endless road races. This is the main problem that will destroy us. We are on the way to complete destruction.

  5. There is no real solution that will benefit the ecosystem than a systematic annual thinning of the wild boars due to their high reproduction and being at the top of the pyramid of the ecosystem without a predator.
    All over the world they are thinning. Even in Little Hong Kong, about 400-500 items are thinned out a year due to their proliferation and their entry into neighborhoods in search of food. In hundreds of cities in Europe and the USA wild boars are being thinned out in their territories.
    There is no hocus pocus here and you can't make them disappear somewhere else or try to "move them into the Udaity".
    There is only a systematic annual thinning that will leave a limited amount to find food in the wadis, instead of thousands inside the city.

    • Nothing will happen to you

  6. Dilute as quickly as possible and let the pig lovers host them in their home like a cat

  7. The pigs must be removed from the city. You can't walk in the city. There are everywhere. In Kiryat Sefer, every day a huge pig comes from the square in the direction of Reali and permanently turns the three bins adjacent to Reali and today also the bin to the kiosk to the right of Reali.. From the municipality they come every morning and collect the dirt they They pour out revolutionaries. It's disgusting in Sefer square. The pigs get on the ticket and they also go around their homes. Every night the pig also goes by and in the morning all the bins are emptied on the floor.

  8. And with all that... poor people in Haifa must take a non-bank loan and leave the country

  9. Not in 100 days and not until the end of the term, what will you do? Won't you choose him again? Even so, he has no plans to run for another term. Next time learn to choose someone who has something to lose!

    • To me, you treat the public in Haifa as a reasonable public that understands that a young mayor has something to prove and a geriatric mayor only has geological layers of corruption, combines and cronies who have already failed here who ran him in order to parachute and re-perpetuate themselves in positions before he retires
      The public in Haifa is stupid and the public will pay the price for its stupidity until the property tax bill rises again 17 percent in the term to finance these celebrations. Those who danced in the city hall knew very well why they were jubilant and dancing, they receive an open check to further empty the city's budget for their use and empty Haifa of a proper administrator for more jobs for all the associates of Yahav - Zeevi - Ofer, who are rattling that they have failed here for 15-20 years in the municipality .

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