Las Vegas Livestock fed its 4,000 pigs with leftovers from the city. During the COVID-19 outbreak, that well has run dry.
—billed as a family pig farm in Las Vegas specializing “in providing a sustainable option for disposing of food scraps”—has been struggling to find enough food for its hogs since Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak required non-essential businesses to close from March 18 until at least April 16., the farm was used to receiving 20 tons of food from casinos and restaurants in the area every single day; now, that supply is cut off.
“We get some product from other communities,” co-owner Hank Combs told the news station. “We have products that come in from Denver and Idaho, California because they see the value in what we do here.” However, at this point, Las Vegas Livestock has “been forced to slow down,” . Fox5 says that means continuing to sell its pigs, but not restocking with new ones; as a result, Combs is anticipating having half as many pigs in just a couple weeks’ time., back in 2017, the farm said an eye-popping 15 percent of all buffet waste in the city went to their pigs. So in normal times, Las Vegas Livestock not only offers a source of meat, but also a viable way to keep waste out of landfills.
But for now, Las Vegas Livestock is simply looking to stay afloat. “Any food recycling opportunities are welcome. Please keep us in mind. This is a hard time for all, remember to spread kindness,” they wrote on social media. “The question is can you recover, right?” Combs told Fox5. “Are you going to be able to have the numbers, the cash to buy the pigs, be able to sustain it? All of that's unanswered questions.
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