No matter who you are or how you eat, we can all agree that
this is totally messed up:
this is totally messed up:
1. Gestation Crates/Extreme Confinement
Most people have no idea that the pork industry forces
mother pigs to live almost their entire lives in cages so small the animals
can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably. In fact, these cages are so
patently cruel they’ve been banned in nine states and the entire European
Union.
mother pigs to live almost their entire lives in cages so small the animals
can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably. In fact, these cages are so
patently cruel they’ve been banned in nine states and the entire European
Union.
2. Mutilation
Male piglets born on factory farms have their testicles
ripped out without any painkillers. I repeat: testicles ripped out. And
all baby pigs have their tails chopped off and teeth clipped—also without
anesthetics.
ripped out without any painkillers. I repeat: testicles ripped out. And
all baby pigs have their tails chopped off and teeth clipped—also without
anesthetics.
3. Thumping
Don’t know what thumping is? Be prepared to be shocked. Many
piglets who are too sick or too small to meet industry standards are killed by
being slammed headfirst onto concrete floors. Others are tossed into
overcrowded gassing carts where they slowly suffocate from CO2. This sounds
like something straight out of a horror film, but this practice is not only
legal; it’s considered standard practice by the pork industry.
piglets who are too sick or too small to meet industry standards are killed by
being slammed headfirst onto concrete floors. Others are tossed into
overcrowded gassing carts where they slowly suffocate from CO2. This sounds
like something straight out of a horror film, but this practice is not only
legal; it’s considered standard practice by the pork industry.
4. Slaughter
Yes, of course we all know that pigs are killed for bacon,
but we usually don’t think of the violent, brutal way they die. All animals
value their lives and want to be free from harm.
but we usually don’t think of the violent, brutal way they die. All animals
value their lives and want to be free from harm.
5. Farmers Feed Dead Piglets and Feces to Pigs
In 2013, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), an often fatal diarrheal illness, killed a tenth of pigs raised for pork. Last year, Fox News reported that farmers were combating the epidemic by feeding pigs manure containing the virus or remains of dead piglets who were infected in the U.S.
Done with bacon? Good. We are too. Thankfully, you can have
all the taste of bacon without the torture. Click here for some of our
favorite vegan bacon recipes or look for this awesome product
at your local market.
all the taste of bacon without the torture. Click here for some of our
favorite vegan bacon recipes or look for this awesome product
at your local market.
And remember, the best thing we can do to help stop animal
abuse is to leave animals off our plates. Visit ChooseVeg.com today and learn more about
going vegan.
abuse is to leave animals off our plates. Visit ChooseVeg.com today and learn more about
going vegan.
