Game hunters have found startlingly 'neon blue' flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on potential contamination.

"I'm not talking about a little blue," Dan Burton, owner of a wildlife control company, told Salvador Hernandez at . "I'm talking about neon blue, blueberry blue."

An investigation by local authorities found the dramatic color change was caused by rodenticide poisoning and has issued a warning across the Monterey County area. This poison is often sold dyed for identification, and its use has been highly restricted in California since 2024.

"Hunters should be aware that the meat of game animals, such as wild pig, deer, bear, and geese, might be contaminated if that game animal has been exposed to rodenticides," says pesticide investig

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