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Officials are investigating allegations of animal abuse at a Wyoming pig farm after undercover video showed workers kicking pigs and tossing and twirling piglets incidents that even a co-owner of the farm said looked like major abuses that warranted firings.
The Wyoming Livestock Board is investigating Wyoming Premium Farms in Wheatland, Wyo., and Doug DeRouchey, a co-owner and manager of the farm, told NBC affiliate 9NEWS.com that an investigation was underway after the Humane Society of the United States released the video on Tuesday.
"There's probably possible major abuse," he said, "and that's a termination."
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11616824-piglets-twirled-pigs-kicked-by-farm-workers-activist-video-shows?lite
That stupid owner shares responsibility...you should know what your workers are doing.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)Zalatix
(8,994 posts)underseasurveyor
(6,428 posts)I cringed when they spoke of the great pleasures they took from kicking, squeezing and tossing baby pigs and breaking the noses on the boars before loading them on to trucks.
The chicken/egg, turkeys farms are no different and the stories related by people that worked on the kill floor in the meat plants = nightmares
Dr Fate
(32,189 posts)If you eat farmed meat at all, best to get it from sustainable, organic, small family farms that treat their animals half-way decent.
It cost more, but the idea is to eat less meat anyway.
underseasurveyor
(6,428 posts)Dr Fate
(32,189 posts)While Rush and Larry the Cable Guy (Major fat-asses, BTW) go around with their "People Eating Tastey Animals" jokes.