This American Life: This Little Piggy Made Me Vomit

Our film crew goes to Iowa to investigate the ever-increasing role genetic science is playing on the modern pig farm. But once we're there, some of us find out that there are things about pork production that we don't actually want to find out.

This clip comes from Pandora's Box, the season finale of This American Life with Ira Glass. See it now, only on Showtime.

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[weonk]

That's false logic... alot of vegans I know don't complain about the animals death, everyone dies it's a fact of life, they complain about the way they are killed. They are forced fed, filled with steroids, slaughter in unsanitary conditions and so much more. It's bad for livestock and humans. Don't take my word for it read the jungle by upton sinclair or fast food nation or checkout a documentary see real images of what a factory farm is. It might just change your mind

[brianenewton75]

Pigs are actually extremely intellignet, social, and CLEAN animals. When they are forced to live the way they are, they basically go insane. You're an idiot.

[ARodBiz]

Wow I have no idea what the argument in the comments is but I have ideas. Fuck you PETA!

[DefiantZebra]

DOES ANYONE know the song that plays during the ending credits of this episode??? I have been frantically searching for an hour to no avail... please help!

[HiWay69s]

he looks like vomit in mask

[peachdreaming]

It is not what we want, it is what the animals want. All sentient creatures have the right to live. Everyone can do what they want, as long as it doesn't infringe upon the well-being of others. Do as you choose, just leave others out of it, and that includes all sentient creatures.

[peachdreaming]

Vegans don't generally argue about the disgusting manner in which an animal is killed, because we don't wish to 'improve' that.We oppose the exploitation of sentient creatures entirely, and work only towards abolishing animal exploitation completely.Animal abuse is disgusting, but it is animal use that vegans oppose. Of course, images of the standardised abuse that takes place in these horrible places is about the only thing people will pay attention to,no one cares about philosophical arguments

[JLoveBomb]

"The parts that really got me were not even in this blurb. "

Exactly. When they talk about the precautions needed to even enter the building, the sterilization of all equipment, laboratory meat tests, they did in 15 min what nutritionists, animal rights' activists, and environmentalists have failed to do for many, and that is make the very thought of eating meat, especially pork, flat out disgusting.

And that wasn't even the intent when they started filming the story!

[JLoveBomb]

Sorry to break it to you dude, but the American family farm as it pertains to livestock is deader than dead. And it takes just the most basic of research to understand that animal rights organizations had nothing to do with what farms have become today.

[LeftyBuckmaster]

I'm angry no way. You animal rights organizations are trying to kill the american family farm. that is what makes me mad. trying to take away people's way of life because you want to eat grass. everybody can do what they want it's a free country. Do as you choose just leave others out of it.

[stewarsc]

See, Lefty, all that meat makes you angry. Maybe you should increase your fiber intake, you seem a little constipated, too.

xoxo

[llieaay]

Find the full episode. The parts that really got me were not even in this blurb.

******

If you can't find the episode:

The longest walk of their lives is onto the truck to slaughter, they live on a slatted floor above a resevoir of their own feces that stinks up the entire town, etc.