Pigs
The animal protection group Mercy for Animals has released an undercover investigation into the suffering of pigs in a Nebraska farm while issuing a call to action to oppose the EATS Act Los Angeles, August 18, 2023 — The California-based animal protection organization Mercy for Animals (MfA) just released a new exposé of yet another pig farm, this one in Nebraska.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the rate of Americans developing a rare red meat allergy from tick bites is rising Los Angeles, August 4, 2023 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made public new data about the incidence of Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a potentially life-threatening allergy to mammals’ flesh that is linked to the saliva of the lone star tick.
The activists in the Canada 11 case, convicted for entering a pig farm in Quebec to expose animal cruelty, have now been sentenced after more than three years of waiting Los Angeles, June 27th, 2023 — As animal rights protesters held a rally outside court, 11 activists (10 Canadians and one American) known as the Canada 11, were finally sentenced by a judge in Quebec.
11 activists, 10 Canadian women and one US non-binary person, convicted for entering a pig farm in Quebec to expose the animal cruelty there, were just sentenced Updated: Los Angeles, June 23rd, 2023 — Three years after a group of eleven activists entered a pig breeding facility in Quebec, Canada, and live-streamed the horrific conditions, they finally received their sentences.
Indianapolis, Indiana, December 28 11:30pm New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, the first vegan member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently announced a new piece of farmed animal welfare legislation, the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act (IAA). The IAA is a bill created, in part, as a response to what critics have described as the horrific treatment of pigs, chickens, turkeys and cows during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the early months of the pandemic, Covid-ridden slaughterhouses were temporarily shut down, and the USDA provided aid to livestock companies in the mass killing (referred to as “depopulation”) of millions of animals, meaning that taxpayer dollars supported these acts.
Winter temperatures wreak havoc on animals at the mercy of the U.S. farmed animal transport system. Los Angeles, CA, December 8, 2022 9:00 pm — The northeast of the United States is experiencing a severe winter with bouts of freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.
Animal agriculture’s challenge to California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in October Los Angeles, September 29th, 2022, 9am – It was way back in 2018 that Californians spoke out clearly against animal cruelty! They voted, overwhelmingly, in favor of California’s Proposition 12, which bans certain intensive confinement methods involving farmed animals.
Cast members of Pig Little Lies, the first reality show starring a family of pigs, speak about the problem of abandoned potbellied pigs. You heard it right. A reality show starring a family of pigs. We are not talking about humans with undesirable traits here.
Farmer John pig slaughterhouse, the largest pig slaughterhouse on the US West Coast, has announced it is shutting down in a few months. The Farmer John slaughterhouse, a 10-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles, is adorned with a long mural of happy pigs frolicking in the grass.
Streaming Now, PIG LITTLE LIES is an UnchainedTV Original Series that breaks new ground as the world’s first ever reality TV series starring pigs! Watch Episode One now by clicking here! As the title suggests, the saga of these pigs involves plenty of intrigue, drama… and hilarity.