I have severe asthma and I have worked in a confinement hog operation. As long as I take my meds, I didn't have any more problems with my asthma while I worked there. As a matter of fact, i had more problems with my asthma when I worked in a modern factory - we kept our hog confinement buildings cleaner and freer of dust than the factory I worked in that built heavy equipment.
He forgot to show us the giant vats of liquid feces!!!!! And the neighbors suffering from asthma and other breathing conditions from all the air pollution...
Actually a pig factory farm of 5,000 Animals creates as much waste as a city of 50,000 humans. Man needs to stop this mass breeding of so-called food Animals. care2.com/causes/fecal-matters.html
Free roaming pigs, my ass! These pigs doesn't even have any straw or anything to stimulate them. Sure they have plenty of room, but that's not enough!
One of the few who give farming a good name. A new side of "factory" farming. I appreciate their type of farming and respect for the environment and animals we eat.
@nah515 He's probably barely containing his anger at being judged to be the vilest and most worthless, abusive, sociopathic of vermin doomed to the same rung of hell as the ilk of Hitler, Dahmer and Reagan. Otherwise, I'm not sure why it would be easier to believe that conventional farming/ranching is universally evil and that those pushing the agenda of a meat-free, domestic animal-free future are universally truthful.
corn and soybeans is still a terrible diet, it takes a variety of foods to make a human healthy and a variety to make a pig or cow healthy. it's been proven that grass fed and free range cattle (like many in Argentina) produce better meat higher in Omega-3's and healthier on the heart. i'm vegan because i don't have to eat meat due to our day and age and my privilege but i am not opposed to it and i actually hate PETA. though i think the industry needs reforms and not just with livestock.
It looks nice and friendly, but inevitably these animals will be hung by their legs and have their throats slit. Humane slaughter is catch twenty-two. The words contradict each other.
Still, we'll continue to purchase leather made in a third world country where the chemicals end up in their water system. Many of us will purchase narcotics which fund a drug war in another country. And we'll continue to eat meat; not out of necessity, but because it's easier to say we care, than it is to act.
WHY CAN'T THE PIGS HAVE A NORMAL LIFE AND GO OUTSIDE? THIS IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THOSE HORRENDOUS CRATES, BUT THIS IS STILL AN UNATURAL WAY TO LIVE. ARE ALL FACTORY FARMERS WITHOUT A CONSCENCE OR IS THIS AN EVIL GOVERMENT REGULATION. I'M TRYING NOT TO CURSE.
We live in a democracy, with multiple viewpoints, some people dont care how pigs are treated, or helping sustain the world, or feeding the world. On youtube It's like I'm vegan or I love meat and I have to spread hate to those that don't agree. I myself eat more vegetables than meat, but do not criticize peoples way of living, because I would rather have peace than trying to change/ attack other peoples viewpoints.
@MNTRYJOSEPH Modern hog facilities have computer operated ventilation systems. They bring fresh air in, heat it or cool it, and continually move the air in the building. Secondly, I don't care how large of an area you give hogs, they will root up and destroy all the grass in the given area within a short amount of time. Hogs are very destructive to the environment. Hogs that are grown in outdoor facilities, die from predators, disease, and bullying among the pigs themselves. Hogs are mean!
Wow. I can't believe the idiots on here that are letting their mouth run without even knowing what they're talking about. You just ASSUME that they're feeding them genetically modified corn (as if the corn you eat already isn't genetically modified. Get an education) or that they neuter them without proper veterinary care. Distressed pigs are very easy to spot if you know ANYTHING about animals, and these pigs didn't look like that to me. Stop shoving your vegan agendas down everyone's throats!
way to ASSUME about people complaining about the GMOs. i've eliminated soy, corn, canola, & cottonseed oil from my diet because they are GMO and i am against Monsanto and the company's concept of intellectual property applying to life.
and yes, the feed has to be GMO or he would have bragged about having organic feed.
the pigs in the footage weren't distressed (but who knows if this is the whole story unless going there?) but that doesn't mean this is "healthy".
@cellardream you are going to have to eliminate more that corn canola and cottoneseed oil from your diet to avoid gmo's. have about wheat oats barley? so that means bread, dough of any kind, grass you grow on your lawn.
@TheJSmithBA For anyone who didn't catch that, hogs were free-ranged all across the United States in the old days. You notched your pigs' ears with your mark and let 'em run essentially wild to be driven and harvested periodically. This was a large part of the foundation of this nation's feral pig problem.
Change your feed, even though I bet its illegal when you said Corn I knew that meant that you are feeding the pigs Genetically modified corn to make the pigs bigger faster etc, Stop that feed them organic not geneticly modified ur screwing your country over just watch the movie Food inc
@SleepySkeptic Yet With A Vegetarian Diet You COULD Feed The Entire World. It Takes 43,000,000 Metric Tons Of Plant Based Food To Produce 7,000,000 Metric Tons Of Meat. That's A Waste Of 36,000,000 Metric Tons Of Plant Based Food!
this isnt that bad if facorty farms were like this i would be happy, infact if im every rich im gonna keep probablly 1 mil, and spend the rest on as many animals i can bu off of actual abusive factory farms
Run around?! That looks so crowded! What would happen if you were stuck in a crowded train all day? Let them outside for a few hours a day. People would be much more willing to buy your product then. Plus, you guys might clip their ears, tails, cut their teeth, and neuter them, with or without (more likely) anesthesia.
Buildings allow farmers to regulate the pig's air, water, and feed quality. The barn provides a protection from harsh weather conditions and predators, regulates temperature, and prevents the spread of disease. The health and safety of the pigs, piglets and farmers are the guiding factors when designing a hog facility.
@OhioPorkTour oh really, the health and safety of the pigs goes into the architechture of the facilities? Hmm...thats funny, because I thought that in the last decade, factory farms have been documented as getting smaller yet magically holding higher capacities as they do so? yeaaahh...I think you meant that "maximizing profit" and "desensitizing animals" are the main factors.
@43Coda Really, the easiest way for a business in animal ag. to lose that profit is morality. So yeah the health and safety of the pigs (or any livestock as far as that goes) goes into the architecture of the facilities.
Have you ever thought about the anthropological and historical context of not eating the pork in biblical times? It's just a question that I can't completely answer because we only briefly touched on it in the class "Entiendo Cultura."
These guys seem like they're real world, hands on knowledge about the subject.
Raising animals for food requires lots more land than growing crops. That's because animals eat a lot more food than they provide as meat. It takes 16 pounds of grain to make one pound of beef. That's 94% more land. And 94% more pesticides. All told, livestock eat 70% of all the grain we produce.They're food factories in reverse.
Oh no, the pigs can run around in the barn and have separate areas to feed and to defecate, so that they don't get sick. That's just horrible!
Seriously, people need to actually watch and listen and realize what they're looking at, instead of spouting pre-fabbed anti-meat propaganda.
That is one amazing barn setup, and the pigs look great. I'm amazed at the technology used these days, and it really shows just how much is being done to keep these animals healthy, safe, and stress-free.
hey check out the "Earthlings" & "Factory Farm Cruelty" play lists on my page if you want to see how things really are for most animals. The small farms of yesterday are about 90% gone. A few farms may be better than most, but most are awful. That's the point we're trying to make. Most farm animals endure constant torture their entire lives. It's not necessary, especially because people can live without eating any meat. All we need are amino acids which we can get from a variety of plants!
Well, this doesn't look like a small farm to me, and those pigs look pretty decent. I think you seriously need to visit some real farms yourself, instead of relying on outside sources, and see what's really happening.
Not only that, it seems your understanding of human physiology is lacking. As omnivores, there are certain nutrients we need(other than AA's) that are lacking in plants. B12 is one them. Calcium is another. Taurine is only found in meat and seafood.
B12 has many non-animal sources: yeast and fungus. We only need a trace of B12, very easy to get. There is more calcium in leafy green vegetables than in milk. In fact the countries with the highest milk consumption have the highest rates of osteoporosis. Taurine is produced by your own body but Brewers yeast is a good source if you want to eat more. Mammalian taurine synthesis occurs in the pancreas via the cysteine sulfinic acid pathway it is not a amino acid since it lacks a carboxyl group.
I guess next you're going to tell me that battery cages where animals never get to move their bodies are actually humane because the farm workers make money from them. These things are everywhere. I have to think that if most consumers actually knew what was going on they would be appalled. The days of old McDonald are gone. Don't get me wrong I'm not holding you personally responsible, there's a lot involved (mostly money) and that doesn't make it right. Farming is much more cruel than hunting.
I would prefer that if after seeing all the evidence people still want to consume the flesh of animals that they raise their own animals in humane and hygienic conditions. That they kill their own animals. And stop over consumption which is making them sick and fat. It easy to get all the amino acids and nutrients that people need without eating meat. The US RDA for flesh is the size of 2 decks of playing cards a day, above that people are causing unnecessary suffering. Have a heart go vegan.
I just cannot condone keeping animals in overcrowded conditions their entire lives, never letting them see the earth and sky, keeping them over open sewers of urine and feces even some buildings do have fans, the smell is awful outside it the summer it gets worse. Every time I drive by the local egg producers in the summer I mourn for the creatures who have to endure that kind of smelly hell and whose only escape is death. No under no conditions can we justify this treatment of animals!
Obviously everyone that wants to eat meat is not going to be able to do so, cities come to mind. But this is why it is important to educate consumers about what has happened to small farms since about 1950. If people were encouraged to understand instead of being subjected to infantile conditioning process of smiling pigs on packages then enough would respond and give farmers more money for their products to be raised in humane hygienic and natural conditions where at least they can see earth.
Of course Me and people like me are going to continue to work to raise the consciousness of humankind to the point where we can see the value of every being. Even the bible states that we should be good stewards of the earth. If you could step back from your job you would see that this isn't happening. We are also told that thou shalt not kill, and blessed are the merciful. I understand that the transition takes time, years of conditioning can not be easily undone. All animals have god-souls.
Thanks for visiting my page, there is a new play list there that I would like you to watch called Earthlings. It deals with much more than farming. It shows how humans think about all the kinds of living creature on our world. Thank you for your kindness.
Don't put words in my mouth. I am all for free-run systems for poultry. Also I would prefer hog farms discontinue using gestation stalls. New systems for loose housed dry sows are getting better all the time. Of course it is about money. What do you think motivates your friends at PETA? Wake up and smell the coffee. BTW I am holding you personally responsible for slander. I challenge you to visit some real farms and see what really happens, instead of watching edited videos on youtube. I'm out
... of touch with your heart? Perhaps. So are you saying you don't buy battery cage produced eggs to eat with that *#$*%&#* bacon you are so proud of? I don't have any friends at PETA. There are many such organizations around the world. They couldn't exist if they weren't needed. So are you part of an industry that sells flesh for money? There's a name for people like that. I have seen hundreds of hours of farm videos. they all make me want to vomit. Prefer? Have you done anything to change it?
Considering that soy is becoming one of the more prevalent food allergies, you'd be causing a lot of people pain and suffering if you fed them soy.
Not only that, animal-feed grade grain is just that, animal-feed grade, not human grade. It's able to be digested and utilized by animals, but it's not made for humans. I'd suggest doing some research, because all you did was make yourself sound stupid.
Zoshi: you're an idiot! why would anyone eat ANYTHING they are allergic to? The point is that we could feed more people with plant-based foods (of their preference) than we can with the same cost of meat. The production of plants if done correctly is less harmful to the environment than the production of factory farm animals. Someone here is making themselves sound stupid but I don't think it's me. Duh! If it's not human grade could it be the sawdust, plastic, blood and manure we add to feed?
Stupid? Have you checked just how much of the world's surface area can support agriculture? Not as much as you think. Areas where livestock are raised are used for livestock because they cannot be used for agriculture. There is not enough surface are with arable soil available on Earth to grow enough plant based foods to feed everyone.
How do you grow plants "correctly"? Organically grown plants are actually worse for the environment; they need more of everything, and produce less of everything.
duh, so we feed the livestock agricultural plants instead of eating it ourselves. Boy this isn't very smart is it? People are learning that distributed small gardens can be built anywhere even in skyscraper windows and roof tops and they use less water than conventional farming. There is more than enough area to grow plants if we stop feeding animals and eating them. Plants are the primary producers. Hydroponics is one method. Lets see not producing billions of gallons of hog manure might help2
Don't accuse me of things that are not true. I have never tortured anything in my life.
As for your racist comments, keep them to your self, Get it?
These comments are the reason why us in the farming communtiy will never be able to meet extremists in the middle, because they don't have the capability of doing so.
Try to speak in real terms, instead of hypotheticals. Comparing farming to the holocaust is probably the most assinine thing I have ever heard. Congrats on that.
"Thanks, i needed a good laugh! Next time I fry up a pound I'll be thinking "this is cruel, unhealthy, and perverse.....AND I LOVE IT". "
You are a gift... you clearly show us all what monsters we can become.
Your industry TORTURES animals, neglects human rights and is an enviornmental disaster on this planet. See how quickley you disregard the needs and suffering of others... to satisfy such petty desires.
I guess I wonder the same thing about you, why do you insist on ruining the livelihood of people who raise food? Get it? We raise FOOD. PS Bacon is the most delicious food on the planet try it sometime
I prefer Tempe marinated in a maple syrup & hickory smoke sauce and cooked on the grill. It tastes great! It has no cholesterol, not near as much fat, and it doesn't scream when you eat it! It doesn't try to run away or bite at the bars its whole miserable life either. Why don't you get a livelihood that doesn't involve torture?
The smoke and seasonings are what makes it taste so fantastic. Every try non-smoked bacon? It's horrible. So if its seasonings and carmilization why not cook plants?
@nate1294 Why in the hell do your pigs have to be confined? Factory farmers are a new breed of evil farmers. You subject God's creatures to an existence of hell on earth.
@nogerdsurg we do this to protect them from predaors also to protect them from a desease. all of our confinements are climate controlled (air conditioned and heated) they do get fresh air from ventilation fans and opening side curtains.
they are fed the best quality feed. as a pork producer i would never intentionally cause my animals any unnecessary pain.
You guys have to stop with this "feeding the world" line; it's getting downright comical. Eating pork isn't actually necessary to survival. In fact, quit letting the pig crap get into lakes, etc, and we might be able to "feed the world" with fish and grain, etc.
If everyone in the USA stopped eating animal flesh we would have enough food to feed ourselves and most of the rest of the world. If everyone in the world did it there would be more food than we could eat.
I really think you are not concerned about feeding the world though.
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Ban the sow stalls. Ban the farrowing crates. Learn animal husbandry. Charge more for better meat. I don't eat it myself, but I'd be willing to pay big taxes to get this system to some humane place--to something remotely environmentally sustainable. It's all out of control and the hog producers know it.
I agree, the gestation stalls should be phased out, and they are going to be. New computerized feeding systems have allowed us to do this, so we can monitor condition of the sows during pregnancy, so they don't get over or under weight and cause issues at farrowing. But to ban the farrowing crates would be a mistake. How do you propose we prevent crushing of piglets? Cannabalism of piglets? These things cannot be prevented without a crate. Are you going to watch sows 24-7? Not feasible.
This is exactly the kind of dialogue we should be having. I would concede to farrowing crates in these cases, if you agreed to ending the gestation-stall system. It's possible for both "sides" to talk and agree and make sense. We have to be completely honest, though--and you're right: back up our "drivel" with facts! Best, gripdoggy.
good to hear some common sense from the other side. I assure you we work every day to make sure animals are healthy and cared for properly. If they are not, not only does it hurt our income, but trust me my morale would take a big hit if I saw animals improperly cared for. When disease breaks occur we fight to fix the problem asap. It causes farmer morale to plummet when mortality goes up.
Any new barns being built would be crazy to have gest. stalls. Free roaming preg. sows are the way to go
It takes 16 pounds of organic food to produce 1 pound of meat.
Think about it. The human population murders approx. 50 billion animals a year for consumption. Do the math dummy. Feed 50 billion animals a year and giving them fresh water to drink. vs. feeding 6 billion people.
Maybe you shouldn't be so judgmental of the facts without being armed with a little common sense.
16lbs of food to produce 1 pound of meat? In what century? Typical feed:gain averages 2.7-3.0: 1 on my farm. this means 2.7lbs of grain makes 1lb of meat. Consider the protein difference, 3lbs of grain = 48 units of protein, versus 1lb of meat = 89 units of protein. You do the math dummy. There's your common sense buddy.
The fact of the matter is that every single one of these pigs will face the terror of the slaughter house in the end, whether they were treated with mild consideration or raised with a ruthless hand. So what if this farm treats the animals with the bare necessities for a livable lifestyle; they are still denying them the simple pleasure of fulfilling their natural instincts, and will be sending them off to a hell that none of us can even comprehend.
so what if they go through like 1 minute of pain at the slaughter house. they are just going to die ayway. The last time i checked you dont feel any pain when your dead! YOU ANIMAL RIGHTES PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK!
Calm down. It's a democracy, with multiple viewpoints. Just make the system more accountable, that's all. Slaughter and eating of animals can be done with fewer problems than there are now. Don't put animals in cages where they can't turn around. Give them water on long hauls to slaughter. Is that too much to ask? The animals may feel one minute of pain at slaughter--but many hours of pain on the way and in cages. Minimize the pain.
I have ben a Illinois Pork Producer for 15 years and i guarantee you that no farmer intentionally causes any unnecessary pain Ex. (ear clipping, teeth clipping, tail clipping, vaccinations, ect.) and we only do these things to protect the animals.
Thanks for stopping by Nate, its good to see more producers stopping by. And gripdoggy, whats your ag backround? Have you been to an animal operation or a slaughter plant? You ever helped load pigs onto a truck?
My ag background is this: First; I'm a citizen who is concerned about the use of living beings and the land. If intensive ag production caused zero problems, then I'd shut up; but that's not the case. Second, I have a pig (rescued; fell out the back of a trailer on way to slaughter). He's hard work, but he loves his straw and blanket. The horses hate him. So, I'm not an abolitionist but I want to see pigs on straw with some room to move.
People need to realize that pigs don't have complex thought processes like we do. Their not contemplating their world and wonder what could have been. They may be trainable but aret intelligent like humans. Humans need to eat, are the most intelligent animal on earth, and are at the top of the food chain. So in turn we raise pigs to eat them. Some parent animals don't fully kill their prey. They then bring it back for the young to practice killing on. thats more terrible then hog farming.
These pigs are denied every natural instinct. They have no comfort here. Notice how their tails were cut off? They didn't show ANY sows who were no doubt totally confined. This is propaganda for the pig industry.
wow u no wat pigs feel u should be like a superhero then eh pigs do need to be treated good but they are not human they do not have the same wants/needs
Pigs have needs, their own needs, not to be abused by humans either. Confining them in unnatural barren conditions and operating on them without pain relief is animal abuse.
I most certainly have been to many. I know exactly the standard conditions. No animal should EVER be confined in unnatural conditions and denied its own instincts. Peta and other groups definately don't lie, the proof is there to see. A few months ago they exposed hormel and their shocking abuse of pigs and they have been charged with animal cruelty.
Animal aid has exposed pig farms all over England recently with undercover footage.
If you've been to so many then you'd know the conditions in barns are better than in nature. Pigs don't worry about shelter from rain, cold or the sun & it's always their favorite temperature. They're naturally clean & in barns they don't have to roll in the mud to cool off because they have misting systems, a/c & heat in winter. They're fed balanced diets & plenty of water that they don't have to hunt for. They're safe from disease, predators & each other. FARMS IN PETA VIDEOS AREN"T THE NORM!!
Spoken like a true animal cruelty supporter who is profiting from it.
Pigs much prefer to be out of imprisonment taking life as it comes, they love mud baths, running and playing. Their absolute favourite pastime is rooting in soil. Factory farming is animal abuse. I can refer you to plenty of animal orgs who have detailed footage and reports on factory farming. NO animal should EVER be in one.
Plus Peta does not explain what is happening in there videos [i.e pigs video the pig they said they were going to kill for meat, really had cancer [I have a trained eye on swine illnesses] and had to be put down, peta would do the same anyways, half their videos are made up to.
The reason that pigs have their tales docked is to keep other pigs from eating them off. And yes even outside in the wide open they will do that. I would like to ask you what comfort can a baby pig have being born in their natural environment in the middle of the winter outside. You know what would happen they would freeze. Have you ever watched a sow give birth to baby pigs in the woods? Do you know that sometimes they will eat them. That is the truth i have saw it with my own eyes.
The reason pigs bite tails is through boredom and stress. In the wild they doon't.Pigs don't farrow in the winter.. There would be a reason if a pig ate it's young. Stop trying to justify imprisoning pigs in factory farms. It's cruel and unnatural. I know how pigs enjoy life outside, you can't tell me anything about it. Animals are not commodities.
well i hate to tell you but if a boar and sow meet in the wild and she comes in heat in october she will have pigs in the winter. pigs cycle all the time they are not pregnant. If you insist on backing your stance at least learn about pig anatomy.
Theoretically pigs in the wild can breed all the year round but it happens as a general rule when food is in abundance. Pigs in any case go underground and make a nest , where the piglets stay in the warm for many weeks.
That doesn't make it right, humans are a cruel species and gradually they are waking up to realising that animals are living , feeling beings and the exploitation and cruelty must stop.
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Look at how crowded they are in the "lounging area" - just barely enough room to walk around in. I'm sure those pigs would rather be running around in a wide field, with the sun and sky above their heads. Have they ever stepped foot outside?
It has better conditions than other farms, but I still don't see how any of it is justified.
I wish all you anti farming people could experience a well managed farm for a few years. Most of you who scorn these farmers have probably never set foot on a farm. You just don't understand the farming lifestyle. If you did you would not be so one sided.
It is about time that we see the other side of the story, how the great majority of the industry works. With less than 2% of our country in agriculture it is easy to brainwash people who have never been to a working farm and see how hard working Americans treat animals humanely and ensure a safe food supply for this great nation.
"oh its okay to kill perfectly healthy, happy animals, its not like they have feelings or souls or anything,, but just to make sure, lets give them a bigger cage to live in, and 3 meals a day instead of none and THEN we'll kill them like masochistic inhumane human beings!! yeah thats a great idea!!!!!"
we dont need meat. we'd be healthier without it. the ozone layer would prob be happy without meat. and i sure damn hell know that animals would be.
The pigs are protected from the elements of the weather, they don't have to worry about being attacked and ate alive by predators either. Also, by keeping them inside the farmer is preventing diseases that they catch from wild animals like coons, coyotes, deer, foxes, mice, etc. This prevents antibiotic usage! They do have sunlight on nice days too, the barns have windows and shades.
I have severe asthma and I have worked in a confinement hog operation. As long as I take my meds, I didn't have any more problems with my asthma while I worked there. As a matter of fact, i had more problems with my asthma when I worked in a modern factory - we kept our hog confinement buildings cleaner and freer of dust than the factory I worked in that built heavy equipment.
Coatsful 2 months ago
Go vegan
Ineke210000 3 months ago
factory farm!
EmmaPhoebeSophia 5 months ago
He forgot to show us the giant vats of liquid feces!!!!! And the neighbors suffering from asthma and other breathing conditions from all the air pollution...
olivemypikachuu 6 months ago 5
@olivemypikachuu cities produce more pollution than any farm does.
scotty8520 4 months ago
@scotty8520
Actually a pig factory farm of 5,000 Animals creates as much waste as a city of 50,000 humans. Man needs to stop this mass breeding of so-called food Animals. care2.com/causes/fecal-matters.html
MNTRYJOSEPH 2 months ago
@olivemypikachuu
Exactly Factory Farms are destroying our food source and environment all for cheap poisonous food!
moviematcanada 3 months ago
Free roaming pigs, my ass! These pigs doesn't even have any straw or anything to stimulate them. Sure they have plenty of room, but that's not enough!
gudbruden 9 months ago
One of the few who give farming a good name. A new side of "factory" farming. I appreciate their type of farming and respect for the environment and animals we eat.
SuperNancyBoy 10 months ago
food courrt?? lounging area? wow he couldnt even keep a straight face
nah515 10 months ago
@nah515 He's probably barely containing his anger at being judged to be the vilest and most worthless, abusive, sociopathic of vermin doomed to the same rung of hell as the ilk of Hitler, Dahmer and Reagan. Otherwise, I'm not sure why it would be easier to believe that conventional farming/ranching is universally evil and that those pushing the agenda of a meat-free, domestic animal-free future are universally truthful.
GriffGruff78 9 months ago
corn and soybeans is still a terrible diet, it takes a variety of foods to make a human healthy and a variety to make a pig or cow healthy. it's been proven that grass fed and free range cattle (like many in Argentina) produce better meat higher in Omega-3's and healthier on the heart. i'm vegan because i don't have to eat meat due to our day and age and my privilege but i am not opposed to it and i actually hate PETA. though i think the industry needs reforms and not just with livestock.
cellardream 11 months ago
looks like a CAFFA to me
agricola 1 year ago
It looks nice and friendly, but inevitably these animals will be hung by their legs and have their throats slit. Humane slaughter is catch twenty-two. The words contradict each other.
Still, we'll continue to purchase leather made in a third world country where the chemicals end up in their water system. Many of us will purchase narcotics which fund a drug war in another country. And we'll continue to eat meat; not out of necessity, but because it's easier to say we care, than it is to act.
pocketocrisps 1 year ago
The feed is GMO corn and soy. PURE POISON !!!
gigiontube 1 year ago
WHY CAN'T THE PIGS HAVE A NORMAL LIFE AND GO OUTSIDE? THIS IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THOSE HORRENDOUS CRATES, BUT THIS IS STILL AN UNATURAL WAY TO LIVE. ARE ALL FACTORY FARMERS WITHOUT A CONSCENCE OR IS THIS AN EVIL GOVERMENT REGULATION. I'M TRYING NOT TO CURSE.
nogerdsurg 1 year ago
@nogerdsurg It's actually illegal not to have pigs penned due to their incredible propensity to revert to a wild state.
GriffGruff78 9 months ago
We live in a democracy, with multiple viewpoints, some people dont care how pigs are treated, or helping sustain the world, or feeding the world. On youtube It's like I'm vegan or I love meat and I have to spread hate to those that don't agree. I myself eat more vegetables than meat, but do not criticize peoples way of living, because I would rather have peace than trying to change/ attack other peoples viewpoints.
yenyoo 1 year ago
He is so cute!
Daperson124 1 year ago
The Pigs NEVER Get Fresh Air, NEVER Feel Grass Under Their Feet, Are Crammed Into This Barn, etc. This Is STILL A Factory Farm!
MNTRYJOSEPH 1 year ago
@MNTRYJOSEPH Modern hog facilities have computer operated ventilation systems. They bring fresh air in, heat it or cool it, and continually move the air in the building. Secondly, I don't care how large of an area you give hogs, they will root up and destroy all the grass in the given area within a short amount of time. Hogs are very destructive to the environment. Hogs that are grown in outdoor facilities, die from predators, disease, and bullying among the pigs themselves. Hogs are mean!
Coatsful 2 months ago
Wow. I can't believe the idiots on here that are letting their mouth run without even knowing what they're talking about. You just ASSUME that they're feeding them genetically modified corn (as if the corn you eat already isn't genetically modified. Get an education) or that they neuter them without proper veterinary care. Distressed pigs are very easy to spot if you know ANYTHING about animals, and these pigs didn't look like that to me. Stop shoving your vegan agendas down everyone's throats!
parallelpinkparakeet 1 year ago
@parallelpinkparakeet
way to ASSUME about people complaining about the GMOs. i've eliminated soy, corn, canola, & cottonseed oil from my diet because they are GMO and i am against Monsanto and the company's concept of intellectual property applying to life.
and yes, the feed has to be GMO or he would have bragged about having organic feed.
the pigs in the footage weren't distressed (but who knows if this is the whole story unless going there?) but that doesn't mean this is "healthy".
cellardream 11 months ago
@cellardream you are going to have to eliminate more that corn canola and cottoneseed oil from your diet to avoid gmo's. have about wheat oats barley? so that means bread, dough of any kind, grass you grow on your lawn.
scotty8520 4 months ago
1000 pigs roaming freely! LOL. This guy obviously knows nothing about pasture-based farming.
TheJSmithBA 1 year ago
1000 pigs roaming freely! LOL This guy obviously doesn't know about the old days.
TheJSmithBA 1 year ago 9
@TheJSmithBA For anyone who didn't catch that, hogs were free-ranged all across the United States in the old days. You notched your pigs' ears with your mark and let 'em run essentially wild to be driven and harvested periodically. This was a large part of the foundation of this nation's feral pig problem.
GriffGruff78 9 months ago
@TheJSmithBA
You want to see roaming freely check this out
/watch?v=VZkSwxRr3YE
This is a real compassionate farmer that really cares about his animals and the meat on my BBQ
moviematcanada 3 months ago
Change your feed, even though I bet its illegal when you said Corn I knew that meant that you are feeding the pigs Genetically modified corn to make the pigs bigger faster etc, Stop that feed them organic not geneticly modified ur screwing your country over just watch the movie Food inc
Ameerz14 1 year ago
It's impossible to "feed the world" using pork. There aren't enough resources to produce that quantity of meat.
SleepySkeptic 1 year ago
@SleepySkeptic Yet With A Vegetarian Diet You COULD Feed The Entire World. It Takes 43,000,000 Metric Tons Of Plant Based Food To Produce 7,000,000 Metric Tons Of Meat. That's A Waste Of 36,000,000 Metric Tons Of Plant Based Food!
MNTRYJOSEPH 1 year ago
atleast there are people who realize factory farming is for animal comfort and profitability!
farmerted53 1 year ago
haha yah man thats what im talking about no ag no food
calfropingfordman 1 year ago
this isnt that bad if facorty farms were like this i would be happy, infact if im every rich im gonna keep probablly 1 mil, and spend the rest on as many animals i can bu off of actual abusive factory farms
mimekiller17 1 year ago
Run around?! That looks so crowded! What would happen if you were stuck in a crowded train all day? Let them outside for a few hours a day. People would be much more willing to buy your product then. Plus, you guys might clip their ears, tails, cut their teeth, and neuter them, with or without (more likely) anesthesia.
Shahn718 1 year ago
Buildings allow farmers to regulate the pig's air, water, and feed quality. The barn provides a protection from harsh weather conditions and predators, regulates temperature, and prevents the spread of disease. The health and safety of the pigs, piglets and farmers are the guiding factors when designing a hog facility.
OhioPorkTour 1 year ago
@OhioPorkTour oh really, the health and safety of the pigs goes into the architechture of the facilities? Hmm...thats funny, because I thought that in the last decade, factory farms have been documented as getting smaller yet magically holding higher capacities as they do so? yeaaahh...I think you meant that "maximizing profit" and "desensitizing animals" are the main factors.
43Coda 1 year ago 2
@43Coda Really, the easiest way for a business in animal ag. to lose that profit is morality. So yeah the health and safety of the pigs (or any livestock as far as that goes) goes into the architecture of the facilities.
imfarmraised 1 year ago
Absolutly.
Veganbookworm 1 year ago
As if all of this crap is worth a lifetime of confinenment!
Leave the animals alone. What is so wrong with letting animals be free and happy.
Veganbookworm 1 year ago
Are you talking about total animal liberation?
schaeferspeedmn 1 year ago
You are a model citizen, sir.
agnusdel 2 years ago
good job fellas. nice facility
MrBillyc1976 2 years ago
Bacon is disgusting and smelly!
The Bible says not to eat pork!
Do you think you're going to rot in hell?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
We'll have lots of fires to roast our crispy bacon on.
agnusdel 2 years ago
Have you ever thought about the anthropological and historical context of not eating the pork in biblical times? It's just a question that I can't completely answer because we only briefly touched on it in the class "Entiendo Cultura."
These guys seem like they're real world, hands on knowledge about the subject.
connslvr 2 years ago
factory farming dressed up..yuck
pigoftheday 2 years ago
why do u want to eat pork stuffed with antibotics and GM food stuffs
pigoftheday 2 years ago
Like you?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Raising animals for food requires lots more land than growing crops. That's because animals eat a lot more food than they provide as meat. It takes 16 pounds of grain to make one pound of beef. That's 94% more land. And 94% more pesticides. All told, livestock eat 70% of all the grain we produce.They're food factories in reverse.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Mmmmmm Pork chops.....
geeq13 2 years ago
Oh no, the pigs can run around in the barn and have separate areas to feed and to defecate, so that they don't get sick. That's just horrible!
Seriously, people need to actually watch and listen and realize what they're looking at, instead of spouting pre-fabbed anti-meat propaganda.
That is one amazing barn setup, and the pigs look great. I'm amazed at the technology used these days, and it really shows just how much is being done to keep these animals healthy, safe, and stress-free.
theZoshi 2 years ago
hey check out the "Earthlings" & "Factory Farm Cruelty" play lists on my page if you want to see how things really are for most animals. The small farms of yesterday are about 90% gone. A few farms may be better than most, but most are awful. That's the point we're trying to make. Most farm animals endure constant torture their entire lives. It's not necessary, especially because people can live without eating any meat. All we need are amino acids which we can get from a variety of plants!
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Well, this doesn't look like a small farm to me, and those pigs look pretty decent. I think you seriously need to visit some real farms yourself, instead of relying on outside sources, and see what's really happening.
Not only that, it seems your understanding of human physiology is lacking. As omnivores, there are certain nutrients we need(other than AA's) that are lacking in plants. B12 is one them. Calcium is another. Taurine is only found in meat and seafood.
theZoshi 2 years ago
B12 has many non-animal sources: yeast and fungus. We only need a trace of B12, very easy to get. There is more calcium in leafy green vegetables than in milk. In fact the countries with the highest milk consumption have the highest rates of osteoporosis. Taurine is produced by your own body but Brewers yeast is a good source if you want to eat more. Mammalian taurine synthesis occurs in the pancreas via the cysteine sulfinic acid pathway it is not a amino acid since it lacks a carboxyl group.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
you really do need to get out and visit some farms. what you see in your cruelt videos on youtube is 0.01% of how actual farms work.
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
I guess next you're going to tell me that battery cages where animals never get to move their bodies are actually humane because the farm workers make money from them. These things are everywhere. I have to think that if most consumers actually knew what was going on they would be appalled. The days of old McDonald are gone. Don't get me wrong I'm not holding you personally responsible, there's a lot involved (mostly money) and that doesn't make it right. Farming is much more cruel than hunting.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
I would prefer that if after seeing all the evidence people still want to consume the flesh of animals that they raise their own animals in humane and hygienic conditions. That they kill their own animals. And stop over consumption which is making them sick and fat. It easy to get all the amino acids and nutrients that people need without eating meat. The US RDA for flesh is the size of 2 decks of playing cards a day, above that people are causing unnecessary suffering. Have a heart go vegan.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
I just cannot condone keeping animals in overcrowded conditions their entire lives, never letting them see the earth and sky, keeping them over open sewers of urine and feces even some buildings do have fans, the smell is awful outside it the summer it gets worse. Every time I drive by the local egg producers in the summer I mourn for the creatures who have to endure that kind of smelly hell and whose only escape is death. No under no conditions can we justify this treatment of animals!
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Obviously everyone that wants to eat meat is not going to be able to do so, cities come to mind. But this is why it is important to educate consumers about what has happened to small farms since about 1950. If people were encouraged to understand instead of being subjected to infantile conditioning process of smiling pigs on packages then enough would respond and give farmers more money for their products to be raised in humane hygienic and natural conditions where at least they can see earth.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Of course Me and people like me are going to continue to work to raise the consciousness of humankind to the point where we can see the value of every being. Even the bible states that we should be good stewards of the earth. If you could step back from your job you would see that this isn't happening. We are also told that thou shalt not kill, and blessed are the merciful. I understand that the transition takes time, years of conditioning can not be easily undone. All animals have god-souls.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Thanks for visiting my page, there is a new play list there that I would like you to watch called Earthlings. It deals with much more than farming. It shows how humans think about all the kinds of living creature on our world. Thank you for your kindness.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Don't put words in my mouth. I am all for free-run systems for poultry. Also I would prefer hog farms discontinue using gestation stalls. New systems for loose housed dry sows are getting better all the time. Of course it is about money. What do you think motivates your friends at PETA? Wake up and smell the coffee. BTW I am holding you personally responsible for slander. I challenge you to visit some real farms and see what really happens, instead of watching edited videos on youtube. I'm out
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago 2
... of touch with your heart? Perhaps. So are you saying you don't buy battery cage produced eggs to eat with that *#$*%&#* bacon you are so proud of? I don't have any friends at PETA. There are many such organizations around the world. They couldn't exist if they weren't needed. So are you part of an industry that sells flesh for money? There's a name for people like that. I have seen hundreds of hours of farm videos. they all make me want to vomit. Prefer? Have you done anything to change it?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Feed the world the corn and soybeans you're feeding to the pigs, It will feed a LOT more people, and it's a LOT less cruel!
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
@ContaMuir17a
Considering that soy is becoming one of the more prevalent food allergies, you'd be causing a lot of people pain and suffering if you fed them soy.
Not only that, animal-feed grade grain is just that, animal-feed grade, not human grade. It's able to be digested and utilized by animals, but it's not made for humans. I'd suggest doing some research, because all you did was make yourself sound stupid.
theZoshi 2 years ago
Zoshi: you're an idiot! why would anyone eat ANYTHING they are allergic to? The point is that we could feed more people with plant-based foods (of their preference) than we can with the same cost of meat. The production of plants if done correctly is less harmful to the environment than the production of factory farm animals. Someone here is making themselves sound stupid but I don't think it's me. Duh! If it's not human grade could it be the sawdust, plastic, blood and manure we add to feed?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Stupid? Have you checked just how much of the world's surface area can support agriculture? Not as much as you think. Areas where livestock are raised are used for livestock because they cannot be used for agriculture. There is not enough surface are with arable soil available on Earth to grow enough plant based foods to feed everyone.
How do you grow plants "correctly"? Organically grown plants are actually worse for the environment; they need more of everything, and produce less of everything.
theZoshi 2 years ago
duh, so we feed the livestock agricultural plants instead of eating it ourselves. Boy this isn't very smart is it? People are learning that distributed small gardens can be built anywhere even in skyscraper windows and roof tops and they use less water than conventional farming. There is more than enough area to grow plants if we stop feeding animals and eating them. Plants are the primary producers. Hydroponics is one method. Lets see not producing billions of gallons of hog manure might help2
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
have you checked how much of the worlds rain forests have been destroyed to produce beef flesh for fast food companies in the USA?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Don't accuse me of things that are not true. I have never tortured anything in my life.
As for your racist comments, keep them to your self, Get it?
These comments are the reason why us in the farming communtiy will never be able to meet extremists in the middle, because they don't have the capability of doing so.
Try to speak in real terms, instead of hypotheticals. Comparing farming to the holocaust is probably the most assinine thing I have ever heard. Congrats on that.
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
"Thanks, i needed a good laugh! Next time I fry up a pound I'll be thinking "this is cruel, unhealthy, and perverse.....AND I LOVE IT". "
You are a gift... you clearly show us all what monsters we can become.
Your industry TORTURES animals, neglects human rights and is an enviornmental disaster on this planet. See how quickley you disregard the needs and suffering of others... to satisfy such petty desires.
AnimalTortureMustEnd 2 years ago
I guess I wonder the same thing about you, why do you insist on ruining the livelihood of people who raise food? Get it? We raise FOOD. PS Bacon is the most delicious food on the planet try it sometime
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
You're talking about ruining the livelihood of a profession of murder, betrayal and apparently ignorance.
You should know that pigs are intelligent animals, and to kill them for the purpose of that "Delicious" feeling in your mouth is ridiculous.
It's cruel, unhealthy and perverse.
The more bacon you eat, the less time you'll have to argue your insane point of view.
lukecarb 2 years ago
I prefer Tempe marinated in a maple syrup & hickory smoke sauce and cooked on the grill. It tastes great! It has no cholesterol, not near as much fat, and it doesn't scream when you eat it! It doesn't try to run away or bite at the bars its whole miserable life either. Why don't you get a livelihood that doesn't involve torture?
The smoke and seasonings are what makes it taste so fantastic. Every try non-smoked bacon? It's horrible. So if its seasonings and carmilization why not cook plants?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
Non-smoked bacon is 20 times better tasting than any plant basted in whatever. I'm a meatitarian, get over it and move on with your life.
Why don't you get a livelihood that doesn't involve slander and lies.
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
My livelihood doesn't involve slander and lies, but yours does.
Enjoy your clogged arteries.
I gave eating meat a long time ago, and non-smoked bacon tastes awful.
You can give up eating dead flesh too.
Why don't you go to a good vegetarian restaurant and try some food that tastes good and is good for you?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
"some people might think that the barn behind me is a factory farm, but here we think its a family farm"
LOL. Is ryan reading off of cue cards? Are we really supposed to believe he came up with that one on his own?
Just like how wal-mart is our 'neighborhood market'
and how applebees is our 'neighborhood grill'
or how olive garden says: "When you're here, you're family"
It gets old.
Not new.
Corporate crap.
FAIL.
AnimalTortureMustEnd 2 years ago
Corporate advertising. And thats all. FAIL.
Watch DEATH ON A FACTORY FARM to see the truth.
AnimalTortureMustEnd 2 years ago
Meat is not green. According to the United Nations Factory farms such as this are the leading cause of Global Warming.
Thanks Ryan!
lukecarb 2 years ago
prove it
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
Well, all I can say is this: have fewer pigs, charge more for the meat, give them room to move.
12000 pigs is just a ridiculous amount of animals to have confined and shitting away.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
It is alot of animals. but i do not have sow stalls I have pens in my confinements they have plenty of room to move around.
nate1294 2 years ago 4
@nate1294 just thought I would say since i wrote my last comment last year i have doubled my hog population from 12000 to 24000!
nate1294 1 year ago
@nate1294 Why in the hell do your pigs have to be confined? Factory farmers are a new breed of evil farmers. You subject God's creatures to an existence of hell on earth.
nogerdsurg 1 year ago
@nogerdsurg we do this to protect them from predaors also to protect them from a desease. all of our confinements are climate controlled (air conditioned and heated) they do get fresh air from ventilation fans and opening side curtains.
they are fed the best quality feed. as a pork producer i would never intentionally cause my animals any unnecessary pain.
nate1294 1 year ago
this farm only has 1000
gokory 2 years ago
How are we going to feed the world then? Organic production? you realize there isn't enough land on this earth to sustain that, right?
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
You guys have to stop with this "feeding the world" line; it's getting downright comical. Eating pork isn't actually necessary to survival. In fact, quit letting the pig crap get into lakes, etc, and we might be able to "feed the world" with fish and grain, etc.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
If everyone in the USA stopped eating animal flesh we would have enough food to feed ourselves and most of the rest of the world. If everyone in the world did it there would be more food than we could eat.
I really think you are not concerned about feeding the world though.
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
what is "farming" about sow stalls? how can you call all that metal and technology "farming"?
looks like the swine flu pandemic comes from this "farming" system. smaller scale productions and real farming might save us from this trouble.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
please don't make yourself look stupid by making statements like this. Back your drivel with some science then we'll talk
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
Look at the Johns Hopkins site that describes the research their physicians are conducting into disease mutations and factory farming.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
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Ban the sow stalls. Ban the farrowing crates. Learn animal husbandry. Charge more for better meat. I don't eat it myself, but I'd be willing to pay big taxes to get this system to some humane place--to something remotely environmentally sustainable. It's all out of control and the hog producers know it.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
I agree, the gestation stalls should be phased out, and they are going to be. New computerized feeding systems have allowed us to do this, so we can monitor condition of the sows during pregnancy, so they don't get over or under weight and cause issues at farrowing. But to ban the farrowing crates would be a mistake. How do you propose we prevent crushing of piglets? Cannabalism of piglets? These things cannot be prevented without a crate. Are you going to watch sows 24-7? Not feasible.
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
This is exactly the kind of dialogue we should be having. I would concede to farrowing crates in these cases, if you agreed to ending the gestation-stall system. It's possible for both "sides" to talk and agree and make sense. We have to be completely honest, though--and you're right: back up our "drivel" with facts! Best, gripdoggy.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
good to hear some common sense from the other side. I assure you we work every day to make sure animals are healthy and cared for properly. If they are not, not only does it hurt our income, but trust me my morale would take a big hit if I saw animals improperly cared for. When disease breaks occur we fight to fix the problem asap. It causes farmer morale to plummet when mortality goes up.
Any new barns being built would be crazy to have gest. stalls. Free roaming preg. sows are the way to go
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
Do you watch the pigs get slaughtered?
Does that improve your moral?
ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
It takes 16 pounds of organic food to produce 1 pound of meat.
Think about it. The human population murders approx. 50 billion animals a year for consumption. Do the math dummy. Feed 50 billion animals a year and giving them fresh water to drink. vs. feeding 6 billion people.
Maybe you shouldn't be so judgmental of the facts without being armed with a little common sense.
lukecarb 2 years ago
16lbs of food to produce 1 pound of meat? In what century? Typical feed:gain averages 2.7-3.0: 1 on my farm. this means 2.7lbs of grain makes 1lb of meat. Consider the protein difference, 3lbs of grain = 48 units of protein, versus 1lb of meat = 89 units of protein. You do the math dummy. There's your common sense buddy.
aprilwinerocks 2 years ago
You're dumb. I think I'll believe the United Nations over some farmer.
BTW what is a unit of protein? Do you mean a gram? Perhaps they didn't cover that until grade three... when you stopped going to school.
Thanks for exposing your bias. I'll be sure to take your "facts" serious when your livelihood doesn't depend on murdering animals.
lukecarb 2 years ago
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ContaMuir17a 2 years ago
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stop the abuse
starbabe58 2 years ago
The fact of the matter is that every single one of these pigs will face the terror of the slaughter house in the end, whether they were treated with mild consideration or raised with a ruthless hand. So what if this farm treats the animals with the bare necessities for a livable lifestyle; they are still denying them the simple pleasure of fulfilling their natural instincts, and will be sending them off to a hell that none of us can even comprehend.
Pigs are not humans, but they DO feel pain.
MarlaSingerofShadow 2 years ago
so what if they go through like 1 minute of pain at the slaughter house. they are just going to die ayway. The last time i checked you dont feel any pain when your dead! YOU ANIMAL RIGHTES PEOPLE MAKE ME SICK!
nate1294 2 years ago 2
Calm down. It's a democracy, with multiple viewpoints. Just make the system more accountable, that's all. Slaughter and eating of animals can be done with fewer problems than there are now. Don't put animals in cages where they can't turn around. Give them water on long hauls to slaughter. Is that too much to ask? The animals may feel one minute of pain at slaughter--but many hours of pain on the way and in cages. Minimize the pain.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
I have ben a Illinois Pork Producer for 15 years and i guarantee you that no farmer intentionally causes any unnecessary pain Ex. (ear clipping, teeth clipping, tail clipping, vaccinations, ect.) and we only do these things to protect the animals.
nate1294 2 years ago
Thanks for stopping by Nate, its good to see more producers stopping by. And gripdoggy, whats your ag backround? Have you been to an animal operation or a slaughter plant? You ever helped load pigs onto a truck?
schaeferspeedmn 2 years ago 2
My ag background is this: First; I'm a citizen who is concerned about the use of living beings and the land. If intensive ag production caused zero problems, then I'd shut up; but that's not the case. Second, I have a pig (rescued; fell out the back of a trailer on way to slaughter). He's hard work, but he loves his straw and blanket. The horses hate him. So, I'm not an abolitionist but I want to see pigs on straw with some room to move.
gripdoggy 2 years ago
so you expect me 2 provide straw for my 12000 pigs. Do you Know how expensive that would be???
nate1294 2 years ago
People need to realize that pigs don't have complex thought processes like we do. Their not contemplating their world and wonder what could have been. They may be trainable but aret intelligent like humans. Humans need to eat, are the most intelligent animal on earth, and are at the top of the food chain. So in turn we raise pigs to eat them. Some parent animals don't fully kill their prey. They then bring it back for the young to practice killing on. thats more terrible then hog farming.
DAF5112 2 years ago 2
This video is great. It really shows the hog perspectives! And there are no sows in this bulidings
Happyfarmer4ever 3 years ago 2
These pigs are denied every natural instinct. They have no comfort here. Notice how their tails were cut off? They didn't show ANY sows who were no doubt totally confined. This is propaganda for the pig industry.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 3 years ago
wow u no wat pigs feel u should be like a superhero then eh pigs do need to be treated good but they are not human they do not have the same wants/needs
G2thefarmer 3 years ago
Pigs have needs, their own needs, not to be abused by humans either. Confining them in unnatural barren conditions and operating on them without pain relief is animal abuse.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 3 years ago
Have you ever seen a hog farm in real life or have you just seen videos put out by peta and other groups that lie in their videos?
schaeferspeedmn 3 years ago
I most certainly have been to many. I know exactly the standard conditions. No animal should EVER be confined in unnatural conditions and denied its own instincts. Peta and other groups definately don't lie, the proof is there to see. A few months ago they exposed hormel and their shocking abuse of pigs and they have been charged with animal cruelty.
Animal aid has exposed pig farms all over England recently with undercover footage.
Factory farming is abuse of animals .
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 3 years ago
If you've been to so many then you'd know the conditions in barns are better than in nature. Pigs don't worry about shelter from rain, cold or the sun & it's always their favorite temperature. They're naturally clean & in barns they don't have to roll in the mud to cool off because they have misting systems, a/c & heat in winter. They're fed balanced diets & plenty of water that they don't have to hunt for. They're safe from disease, predators & each other. FARMS IN PETA VIDEOS AREN"T THE NORM!!
amb0087 3 years ago
Spoken like a true animal cruelty supporter who is profiting from it.
Pigs much prefer to be out of imprisonment taking life as it comes, they love mud baths, running and playing. Their absolute favourite pastime is rooting in soil. Factory farming is animal abuse. I can refer you to plenty of animal orgs who have detailed footage and reports on factory farming. NO animal should EVER be in one.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 3 years ago
Plus Peta does not explain what is happening in there videos [i.e pigs video the pig they said they were going to kill for meat, really had cancer [I have a trained eye on swine illnesses] and had to be put down, peta would do the same anyways, half their videos are made up to.
NorthAmericanHops 2 years ago
The reason that pigs have their tales docked is to keep other pigs from eating them off. And yes even outside in the wide open they will do that. I would like to ask you what comfort can a baby pig have being born in their natural environment in the middle of the winter outside. You know what would happen they would freeze. Have you ever watched a sow give birth to baby pigs in the woods? Do you know that sometimes they will eat them. That is the truth i have saw it with my own eyes.
kmak2802 3 years ago
The reason pigs bite tails is through boredom and stress. In the wild they doon't.Pigs don't farrow in the winter.. There would be a reason if a pig ate it's young. Stop trying to justify imprisoning pigs in factory farms. It's cruel and unnatural. I know how pigs enjoy life outside, you can't tell me anything about it. Animals are not commodities.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 3 years ago
well i hate to tell you but if a boar and sow meet in the wild and she comes in heat in october she will have pigs in the winter. pigs cycle all the time they are not pregnant. If you insist on backing your stance at least learn about pig anatomy.
kmak2802 3 years ago
Theoretically pigs in the wild can breed all the year round but it happens as a general rule when food is in abundance. Pigs in any case go underground and make a nest , where the piglets stay in the warm for many weeks.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 2 years ago
Animals have been commodities for centuries. Been used to trade and barter for different items.
schaeferspeedmn 2 years ago
That doesn't make it right, humans are a cruel species and gradually they are waking up to realising that animals are living , feeling beings and the exploitation and cruelty must stop.
JUMPTHEGUNZZX 2 years ago
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Look at how crowded they are in the "lounging area" - just barely enough room to walk around in. I'm sure those pigs would rather be running around in a wide field, with the sun and sky above their heads. Have they ever stepped foot outside?
It has better conditions than other farms, but I still don't see how any of it is justified.
MarlaSingerofShadow 3 years ago
ya but land aint cheap people will need to pay more for their food first
G2thefarmer 3 years ago
Great Video!!! Thanks for all you do and I'll keep eating pork!!!
schaeferspeedmn 3 years ago
AWESOME positive video about agriculture! Thank you!
shanaraeabc123 3 years ago 10
it really is
gut197 3 years ago
I wish all you anti farming people could experience a well managed farm for a few years. Most of you who scorn these farmers have probably never set foot on a farm. You just don't understand the farming lifestyle. If you did you would not be so one sided.
Learn both sides of the story before you speak.
Great video!!! 5 stars!
catfishnotyalc 3 years ago 12
It is about time that we see the other side of the story, how the great majority of the industry works. With less than 2% of our country in agriculture it is easy to brainwash people who have never been to a working farm and see how hard working Americans treat animals humanely and ensure a safe food supply for this great nation.
ohfarmboy86 3 years ago 6
@catfishnotyalc,, so you are saying that.....
"oh its okay to kill perfectly healthy, happy animals, its not like they have feelings or souls or anything,, but just to make sure, lets give them a bigger cage to live in, and 3 meals a day instead of none and THEN we'll kill them like masochistic inhumane human beings!! yeah thats a great idea!!!!!"
we dont need meat. we'd be healthier without it. the ozone layer would prob be happy without meat. and i sure damn hell know that animals would be.
TheMaccintosh 1 year ago
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Respect for animals, go vegan.
Veganismo es respeto.
xxxZENicxxx 3 years ago
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You sir are contributing to destroying the fanily farmer.
Shame on you.
These horror houses are destroying communities
PBCCG
Peach Bottom Concerned Citizens Group
mikeongreen 3 years ago
call it whatever you want, i prefer to call it torture. i'm glad our government subsidizes torture woo hoo.
BigMac2145 3 years ago
A misting system for pigs!
Pure compassion!!!
gopherdude 3 years ago
Pure compassion?? More like they don't want the pigs getting cancerous growths and/or dying from heat stress.
420blacknerds 3 years ago
P.S. You have best farm I have seen in ohaio.
Greenvalds 3 years ago
Why can they go outside? But i like your farm, it looks like a great farm, i just wish those pigs had some sunlight, grass and more space.
Greenvalds 3 years ago
The pigs are protected from the elements of the weather, they don't have to worry about being attacked and ate alive by predators either. Also, by keeping them inside the farmer is preventing diseases that they catch from wild animals like coons, coyotes, deer, foxes, mice, etc. This prevents antibiotic usage! They do have sunlight on nice days too, the barns have windows and shades.
bushriverman 3 years ago 3
Ok, this is a compromise, but nothing more. Those pigs have better life than in other ohio farms.
Greenvalds 3 years ago