Wild pigs found to have blue meat and fat show signs of having eaten rat poison, California wildlife officials warned.
In March, a wildlife trapper reported discovering the dyed tissue in wild pigs caught in Monterey County, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a July 30 news release.
Lab tests by the agency found the pigs had ingested anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, a rat poison, officials said. The pesticide was found in their stomachs and livers…