Historically both pigs and dogs were seen as unclean in the middle east because they roamed the streets eating whatever they could find, which included human wa

Historically both pigs and dogs were seen as unclean in the middle east because they roamed the streets eating whatever they could find, which included human waste. Cities used to be pretty dirty. Roman started ranching pigs and shipping them to cities, as the latin folk were really into pork. This solved a lot of the disease problem, as do sewer systems and the like. So if basic precautions are taken against disease, pork is not worse than any other meat. I know there was an HN article about this, but I can't find it.