African swine fever caused thousands to be slaughtered in Russia.
Bloomberg.com:  A southern Russian farm had to slaughter all 30,736 of its pigs because of African swine fever, the country's largest outbreak of the virus.  The pigs at the Plemzavod Industrial farm in the southern Russian Krasnodar region were used to supply pork to local markets, said Alexei Alekseenko, a spokesman for the Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia's food safety agency.  Veterinary officials at the Timashevsky district were fired, he said.  A farm worker who kept his own hogs probably brought the virus in, Alekseenko said.  African swine fever was discovered in 21 of Russia's 83 regions since 2007, according to Rosselkhoznadzor.

Commentary:  Jesus's disciples asked Him what the sign of His return would be in these last days.  He told them, "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places" Matthew 24:7.  The prophet Hosea foretold how that the world would languish in these last days and animals would die, "The land will mourn and everyone who dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3.