Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper highlights the symbolic significance of the kochon kreyol (Creole pigs) in understanding the deeper causes of disaster in Haiti. She explains how these pigs represent both a lost past and a link to present struggles, particularly through the lens of economic and political interference. In the 1970s, under Jean-Claude Duvalier’s regime and with influence from U.S. Cold War policies, Haiti eradicated its native pig population in favor of imported, industrial pigs—an act that exemplifies the impact of neoliberal development strategies and foreign intervention on Haitian life and sovereignty.