Help end horrific practices of the Australian pork industry

After watching Jamie Oliver’s show 'Jamie, saving our bacon' last week on factory pig farming in Europe, I was horrified to learn just how barbaric it is and the senseless torture that pigs endure.

It prompted me to research pig ‘factory farming’ in Australia. I expected to find our practices more humane, incorporating a higher sense of responsibility towards animal welfare. To my shock and horror, I learnt that our pig factory farming practices were similar and in some cases even worse than in Europe and the current 'code of practice' is just a guideline for farmers to follow - there is no law governing this practice in Australia and as such we are failing to protect millions of pigs each year from acts of cruelty.

Pictures of pig factory farms are available here.

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