![]() ![]() Factory farming is not only terrible for animals, it is a serious public health problem for humans. Overuse of antibiotics is a leading cause of antibiotic resistance, a serious and imminent health threat worldwide. Unbelievably, 70% of the world’s antibiotics are sold for use on farms. Precisely because of these terrible living conditions, pigs (as well as other animals raised and slaughtered for their meat) are regularly given antibiotics, since these terrible living conditions are the perfect breeding ground for dangerous diseases to come about. Before reaching the slaughterhouse, pigs are often forced to live in crowded sheds on dirty concrete floors – not only in Brazil but also right here in the UK too. Given the way pigs are raised on factory farms, these diseases are not surprising. Thanks to the investigation it is possible to see how signs of pneumonia and other damaged organs were found in the bodies of the pigs, including kidneys with cysts and lacerated intestines, contaminated with faeces. Their bodies are then hung on an industrial line, so operators can remove their organs. Pigs are shown to be stunned with electricity and then bled to death, with some still shivering as blood gushes from their neck.
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