Originally posted by FireIce:
[b]
sibeh sinful......
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indeed.. read below..
"Nearly all pigs live in bare pens with concrete grate floors, and
spend most of their lives in the dark. Castration and clipping of
the canines are done without anaesthesia. Because pigs tend to bite
each other's tails out of boredom and frustration, also the tails
are largely cut off (also without anaesthesia). Most pigs see
daylight for the first time when they are being taken to the
slaughterhouse after 6 months.
Breeding sows are also being kept inside all the time, and their
life consists of cycles of impregnation and nourishing her young.
When the piglets are born, the sow is secured in a so-called
farrowing-crate to make nourishing as easy and safe as possible.
Instinctively, the sow will desperately try to make a nest, but of
course that's impossible in these highly unnatural
surroundings."
source: Belgium vegetarian Organisation.
