Extreme animal cruelty at Hormel supplier

For more than three months, PETA went undercover at an Iowa pig factory farm, which supplies piglets who are raised and killed for Hormel products. PETA found rampant cruelty to animals - committed by workers and supervisors. The farm changed ownership and management during PETA's investigation, but that made no difference to the animals who were born and confined there: Abuse and neglect were widespread during PETA's entire investigation.

The following are just some of the abuses that were documented:

• A supervisor shoved a cane into a sow's vagina, struck her on the back about 17 times, and then struck another sow.
• Multiple pigs were beaten with metal gate rods, and lacerations were found on more than 30 sows - which is probably evidence of more abuse.
• A worker hit a young pig in the face four times with the edge of a herding board, and investigators witnessed dozens of similar incidents involving this worker and 11 other workers.
• Two men - including a supervisor - were witnessed jabbing clothespins into pigs' eyes and faces. A supervisor also poked two animals in the eyes with his fingers.
• A supervisor kicked a young pig in the face, abdomen, and genitals to make her move and told PETA's investigator, "You gotta beat on the bitch. Make her cry."
• A worker who weighed an estimated 315 lbs. punched a sow on the back three times and said that he sat on a sow's head.
• An employee sprayed blue paint into the nostrils and face of a sow for over 30 seconds.

Contact Hormel here
http://www.hormelfoods.com/contact.aspx

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• abuse
• vegan
• vegetarian

[Chris1218218]

PETA is a joke. The majority of their money goes into bullshit "celebrity" events. You want to donate to an actual cause? Visit the humane society.

Oh yeah, PETA also kills 90% of the dogs they "rescue".

[1ennisa]

As horrible as this is, I don't agree with PETA trying to guilt every hot dog, ham, sausage and bacon eating person by pointing accusing them of "supporting the suffering" seen in the video

[taylormoe96]

okay, i have one thing to say.. well a couple. PETA isnt as bad at this, there is a difference from putting animals to sleep and killing them. we dont know why they put them to sleep but im sure its not as bad at what those people call putting those pics to sleep. You dont have to stop eating mean to realize that its horriable what they do. make a difference by saying somthing about it. starting a vote or somthing. if they didnt hurt them like that. this world would be so much better off.

[starksJon9]

@shinyponie The unfortunate thing is that the world is filled with these kinds of people.

[Sliverbane]

I prefer happy bacon... it's much more satisfying.

[cloudbuster77]

@Destro088 You do know that pigs are smarter than dogs right? If you objectify an animal, or a human for that matter, you think of it as an object and can justify not treating it humanely. It is a defense mechanism we use to do what we do to animals. The nazi's did similar to Jews, depicting them as lower than human on the evolutionary scale or as rats.

[DawnKittyLucindaElly]

Now I'm going to have to kick someone's ass!! I am first and foremost going to call hormel tomorrow, ask to speak to the farmers, and give them a piece of my mind.

[RantingGeorgiaJew]

factory farming is one of the worst jobs ever. most of this is typical and is no secret to anyone and this is probably a stunt by one of Hormel competitors. it's just the nature of the industry. there was a book about it a long long time ago. if you don't want to support this kind of violence towards animals all you need to do is pay three times as much. I'm not one bit shocked or offended by any of this. health is the name of the game and I don' expect big business to care about mine.

[Destro088]

@MrGryttiz ur fucking moron and america doesnt want you so stay the fuck out

[Destro088]

PETA has no fucking right to tell me what i should and shouldnt fucking eat there pretentious bastards i really dont care about cruelty to animals unless its our canine companions which is terrible but seriously u can take that switch to vegetarian bullshit and stick up there fucking asses fuck peta fuck vegetarians

[MrGryttiz]

this to fucking sick if i ever be in america and see a place like this , i gone go in and beat the hell out of everyone of them i promise u fucking reatards go and fuck yourself