Pigs are one of the smartest creatures alive! After investigations, it is proven that pigs are very good at learning new routines, and pigs can do any types of circus tricks, like jumping through hoops, standing and bowing, rolling under rugs, and close and open cages. They can even learn to play video games with a joystick!
Pigs are very affectionate. Many families even have one as a household pet! Many pig owners even allow their pigs to sleep with them at night. Not only is the pig very warm and enjoys cuddling, but it also doesn’t squirm around and never hogs the bed.
Although pigs are incredible creatures, over 10 million of them are living a nightmare and becoming food!
When the female pig is in labor, she is stuck in a tiny cage, unable to turn around or even lay down. There is no straw or any sense of comfort underneath her for support, so it often causes sores in her shoulders and knees. Once the female pig gives birth, the babies are taken away to get fattened, while the mother is re- bred. once the mother is unable to be bred any more, she is off to get slaughtered for meat.
As babies, the pigs tails are sliced off to minimize tail biting, a habit many baby pigs happen to do from being stuck in the factory farms. By about 2 or 3 weeks old, 10% of the baby pigs have died from such extreme conditions. The survivors are taken away from heir mothers into pens with metal bars and concrete floors. They will live this way until they are 6 months old and 250 pounds. These conditions often cause diseases.This overcrowding can also cause stress to the pigs, which could lead to death.
The pigs are then stabbed in the neck hung upside down by their back legs and left to bleed to death at the slaughterhouse while they are still conscious. The workers do this process so quickly they often accidentally stab another part of their bodies. If this happens, they are sent to the scalding tank, where the pig is boiled alive.
Stop this madness! Make a difference in this world! Please avoid bacon, hot dogs, sausage, ham and other meats made from pork!
Pigs are really smart and are very intuitive of whats going on around them. They understand the torture they are going through which make this very disturbing!