The graphic footage shows pigs being kicked in the head repeatedly, hit with gates and jabbed with pitchforks.
REBECCA WILLIAMS: ‘Shocking undercover footage has emerged showing pigs squealing in pain as they are abused at a farm owned by one of the country’s biggest producers. Campaign group Animal Equality placed hidden cameras at Fir Tree Farm in Lincolnshire, following a tip-off. The graphic footage shows pigs being kicked in the head repeatedly, hit with gates and jabbed with pitchforks… Some employees were pictured swearing at the animals, as they joked about the abuse…
Donald Broom, emeritus professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University, said: “These animals have certainly been caused a substantial amount of pain by several of the actions which we can see in these videos, so they are being directly hurt by the people and this is something that is against the law in the UK… The government and the RSPCA are now investigating’. SOURCE…
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