Speciesism: The Movie
director Mark Devries released a new video
short that is so shocking and disgusting it must be seen to be believed.
director Mark Devries released a new video
short that is so shocking and disgusting it must be seen to be believed.
Devries flies a camera attached to a drone over a Smithfield
pig factory farm in North Carolina. What it reveals are feces- and urine-filled
lagoons that measure the length of four football fields. It’s truly sickening.
pig factory farm in North Carolina. What it reveals are feces- and urine-filled
lagoons that measure the length of four football fields. It’s truly sickening.
Devries tells us there are about 2,000 of these pig
facilities in North Carolina alone.
facilities in North Carolina alone.
In an interview with Steve Wing, an associate professor of
epidemiology at the Gillings School for Public Heath, Devries learns that these
enormous toxic waste pools are emptied with the use of huge misters that turn
the feces and urine into droplets that are sprayed into the air.
epidemiology at the Gillings School for Public Heath, Devries learns that these
enormous toxic waste pools are emptied with the use of huge misters that turn
the feces and urine into droplets that are sprayed into the air.
Wing reveals that the misted waste can travel for miles and lead
to serious health problems, including asthma, upper-respiratory ailments, and
even elevated blood pressure, for people and children living in communities
nearby.
to serious health problems, including asthma, upper-respiratory ailments, and
even elevated blood pressure, for people and children living in communities
nearby.
Environmental and health issues are only part of the
problem. Inside the factory farms that Devries documents live thousands of pigs
who never see sunlight and suffer horrific abuses, such as castration, tail docking,
and teeth clipping, which are all performed without painkillers.
problem. Inside the factory farms that Devries documents live thousands of pigs
who never see sunlight and suffer horrific abuses, such as castration, tail docking,
and teeth clipping, which are all performed without painkillers.
Mother pigs are forced to live nearly their entire lives in gestation crates, metal cages so
small the animals can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably.
small the animals can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably.
By choosing a delicious and humane vegan diet, we can help
put an end to factory farming. Visit ChooseVeg.com
today and learn more.
put an end to factory farming. Visit ChooseVeg.com
today and learn more.
