Pig Farm Investigation: A Video You Must See

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-01-07 14:32:00 UTC
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An activist with the nonprofit Igualdad Animal--Animal Equality (this latter link leads to the English-language site)--sent me a message today featuring the organization's investigation into a pig farm. I watched the video. And now I am delaying the post I originally intended for today to ask you to watch the video too. The narration is in Spanish, but English subtitles are included, and the images and sounds require no translation. Whatever state, whatever country, whatever continent you live in--whatever language you speak--this is happening in your home too.

These animals are suffering, needlessly and in ways we can't even comprehend, every second of every day. And they are suffering because of us, with our approval. We don't have to exploit, abuse, torture, and kill them with our own hands to be responsible. With our dollars and our diets, we are saying, "We support this." With every purchase and with every bite, we are saying, "This is OK." Do you support this? Do you really? Watch.

There is also a Flickr set of images from the investigation. But be warned: they are extremely difficult to look at.

Choose compassion.

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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