On Monday, Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari announced the cancellation of plans to centralise the state’s pig farming industry in Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor. (File pic)PETALING JAYA : The Selangor government aims to shut down pig farms within and around Kuala Langat as soon as possible, ideally within the year, says Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari. Amirudin said the state government is currently conducting a detailed study of Selangor’s pork needs, following the decree by Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. On Monday, Amirudin announced the cancellation of plans to centralise the state’s pig farming industry in Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, following advice from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Sultan Sharafuddin had previously also said that, while he acknowledged the need for small-scale controlled pig farming to meet local non-Muslim needs, large-scale operations were unnecessary and insensitive.