SIGN THE PETITION AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY. Another link to the petition if it gets confusing is to
click here and go from Care2.com.
Tell Smithfield No More Gestation CratesThis video was VERY hard for me to watch. But I believe in not turning a blind eye to what I wish didn't exist. I believe that by focusing a spotlight on abuse, I am honoring the abused in the best possible way. People need to feel outrage for the injustice in this world. People need to face the abusers and make them accountable. In whatever ways we can, we need to do our part to right the wrongs and end the tragic treatment of animals and humans on this planet. Signing petitions is one way to voice your opposition to the inhumanity in this world. I have to believe signing petitions is a step -- albeit small step -- in the right direction. I'm utterly appalled by the treatment of pigs at Smithfield Foods. How did we let this happen??? And the idea that it's going to take YEARS to end it is an abomination.DIRECTLY FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY:
An HSUS undercover investigator recently documented the suffering endured by female breeding pigs held in severely restrictive gestation crates on a factory farm operated by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, in Waverly, Virginia. Gestation crates are exceptionally cruel and have been banned by the European Union, New Zealand and seven U.S. states. In 2007, Smithfield said it would phase out the use of gestation crates by 2017, yet in 2009 it said it could no longer meet its self-imposed and very lenient deadline.
Many of these highly intelligent and inquisitive pigs develop pressure sores and infections from crate-related injuries and from simply lying in the same position without relief. Out of sheer boredom, they engage in repetitive behaviors — such as bar biting and head swaying — sometimes injuring themselves in the process.
TAKE ACTION
Please send C. Larry Pope, CEO of Smithfield, a message urging him to recommit to the company's original promise and stop the use of these inhumane gestation crates on Smithfield's factory farms by 2017. SIGN THE PETITION
