Schlegel Farms, Hagerstown Indiana | I just watched the show last week.
First let me say that I raised hogs until 1985, around two thousand a year farrow to finish. Sows were confined in group pens, used farrowing crates, hot nursery, and Cargill open front type finishing buildings. So, I'm not a animal rights type fellow.
I never handled pigs in the farrowing house nor the nursery like those were handled (throwing into holding boxes/scales). This was the only violation the court found...I thought it was stupid, but not criminal.
I did knock runt pigs head into a wall to euthanize them (it was quick).
I used a 22 shell on a down sow or fat hog. To me hanging was ridiculous, and probably was animal cruelty.
... My .02 ............................Mark |
Death on a factory farm (HBO)
