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12 Pieces of Photographic Evidence That Prove Easter Ham Comes From Hell
Each year millions of Americans eat ham on Easter. But how many actually think about where it comes from? Sadly, at today’s factory farms, piglets are routinely mutilated—their tails docked, their teeth clipped, their testicles ripped out—without painkillers, and mother pigs endure nearly a lifetime of extreme confinement in filthy metal crates. All pigs meet […]
How to Dominate Social Media
Written by Steven Rouk and Nat DeFries Table of Contents Introduction Key Findings (Brief Breakdown by Platform and Language) In-Depth Analyses per Platform and Language Conclusion Analysis Details Acknowledgements and Contact Information Resources Short on time? Download the poster with the main results! 21 Rules for Dominating Social Media for Farmed Animals We had […]
Sorry, Europeans, but Your Pig Farms Are Just as Horrific. Here’s Proof.
A new investigation from the Italian animal rights group Lega Anti Vivisezione (LAV) reveals pigs living in filthy sheds, suffering from untreated infections and injuries, and having their tails illegally cut off at six Italian factory farms that raise pigs for Parma ham. Parma ham—the most popular type of Italian prosciutto—is sold worldwide as a […]
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