Direct Action Everywhere activist Wayne Hsiung hands a dead piglet to actor James Cromwell during a demonstration against animal cruelty at the Utah State Capitol on Nov. 20, 2018.The hog industry hails the gas chambers in which pigs are prepared for slaughter as “animal friendly,” “stress free” and “painless.” That would be a good thing, since on average, four pigs are slaughtered each second in the United States.
Deerbrook installed three spy cams and linked them to a cellphone hot spot that she left behind so they could transmit footage. Entering the gas chamber was risky, and she said she was almost overcome by residual carbon dioxide, even though the chamber wasn’t in operation. Smithfield executives declined to be interviewed, but in brief emails the company didn’t assert that anything had gone wrong. Rather, the company put out a statement saying that carbon dioxide stunning is accepted as humane by the Agriculture Department and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Reynolds is one of 90 veterinarians who signed an open letter saying that the process shown in the videos probably violates federal law on humane slaughter.
MMMMM bacon!
Trib and urban leftist friends attacking agriculture and rural people daily, same for religious people and churches. The Trib is the Fox News of the hard left.