Despite their known intelligence, familial bonds, and obvious ability to suffer and feel pain, pigs are among some of the most abused animals in the world today. They, along with other farm animals, are locked up by the billions in factory farms around the world.
Confined for the majority of their lives, it is at these so-called “farms” where they live, suffer, and die day in and day out without ever having the chance to experience natural behaviors or even feel the sun and grass.
Breeding pigs in particular often live in the very worst conditions of all meat industry pigs.
“For several years, they’re confined to crates that nearly immobilize them, enduring a cycle of repeated impregnation. These individual cages are approximately 2 feet wide—so small the animals can’t even turn around or take more than a step forward or backward,” as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reports.
In an effort to raise awareness about their plight, the HSUS took to the streets with a real gestation crate, challenging passersby to “The Great Crate Challenge.”
“We went to the streets to see how people would fare being locked in a metal crate so small they couldn’t touch their toes or even turn around,” the HSUS tells OGP.
To help pigs suffering in U.S. factory farms, please share this video with your social media followers and be sure to sign this petition today urging the National Pork Board to end the use of gestation crates.
END THE CRATES,END THE CRATES ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THERE IS NO NEED TO TREAT THEM LIKE THIS, IS IT NOT BAD ENOUGH THEY ARE GIVEN THEIR LIVES END THE CRATES , AND THE CRUELTY :(
The HSUS is not your local animal shelter. The HSUS has been hijacked by radical animal rights activist. It is an over 150 million dollar corporation that spends almost every dime it gets on obscene salaries and filing lawsuits. It raises money by showing ads of cute dogs and cats, but it spends less then 1 cent on the dollar to feed and shelter cats and dogs. The HSUS is being investigated for fraud and it was convicted of racketeering in Florida. More and more members of congress are questioning the tax free status of the HSUS because of its political activities. The HSUS IS AGAINST RODEO AND WESTERN TRADITIONS. IT IS FOR A VEGETERIAN LIFE STYLE AND AGAINST EATING MEAT. The HSUS says it spends 79% of its money for animal welfare programs, but it does not say what they are. The HSUS has been accused of paying employees to abuse animals and videoing the abuse as proof that meat production should be stopped. The HSUS uses some of its money to change our eating habits and standard of living by working to outlaw farming methods which are used on family farms. The HSUS is bad for America so don\’t applaud its lackeys. If you want to support something think about giving to the child fund, St. Jude, the Wounded Warriors, or you local food bank. If you want to help animals, give money to you local animal shelter. Giving money to the HSUS is throwing money away on a bloated bureaucracy that waste it on salaries and litigation. It claims to do good but if you really look at what it does, it only piggybacks on the work of local organizations.
Whatever is true or untrue about HSUS is irrelevant. Pigs by the billions are actually kept in steel crates their entire lives. That is not disputable. Eating pork supports this practice, nor is that disputable.
Animals should only be raised in pastures and should never be put through the torture they endure for our consumption .