Many supermarkets defend themselves against accusations of being part of cruel practices of animal husbandry by saying they support farmers who adhere to industry standards and codes of practice. The trouble is that sow stalls for pigs (like battery cages for laying hens) comply with existing industry standards and codes of practice! Compassion in World Farming(SA) says: Dump these archaic contraptions of animal torture.Click here (video clip) to see how breeding sows live out their lives. This clip was taken on a commercial pig farm on the Western Cape's prestigious Wine Route. The piglets of these sows are reared for a few short months to be slaughtered for our ham and bacon. In South Africa, 2.1 million pigs are slaughtered annually.

ACTION ALERT: Please add your voice.  Request supermarkets to help ban abusive systems of animal production by supporting farmers who offer animals lives worth living.
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