Piglets twirled, pigs kicked by farm workers, activist video shows

[joeybee12]

VIDEO WARNING!

Officials are investigating allegations of animal abuse at a Wyoming pig farm after undercover video showed workers kicking pigs and tossing and twirling piglets — incidents that even a co-owner of the farm said looked like major abuses that warranted firings.

The Wyoming Livestock Board is investigating Wyoming Premium Farms in Wheatland, Wyo., and Doug DeRouchey, a co-owner and manager of the farm, told NBC affiliate 9NEWS.com that an investigation was underway after the Humane Society of the United States released the video on Tuesday.

"There's probably possible major abuse," he said, "and that's a termination."

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11616824-piglets-twirled-pigs-kicked-by-farm-workers-activist-video-shows?lite

That stupid owner shares responsibility...you should know what your workers are doing.

[Vincardog]

1. Here in IA the people taking the video would be in trouble, it is illegal to record such things

[Zalatix]

3. That's why you do it anonymously, with a flying drone

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/drone-pilot-finds-river-blood-outside-dallas-meatpacking-155450010.html

[underseasurveyor]

4. Having talked to many hog farmers when I lived in Iowa

I cringed when they spoke of the great pleasures they took from kicking, squeezing and tossing baby pigs and breaking the noses on the boars before loading them on to trucks.

The chicken/egg, turkeys farms are no different and the stories related by people that worked on the kill floor in the meat plants = nightmares

[Dr Fate]

5. If folks saw dogs and cats or horses being treated that way, they would freak out.

If you eat farmed meat at all, best to get it from sustainable, organic, small family farms that treat their animals half-way decent.

It cost more, but the idea is to eat less meat anyway.

[underseasurveyor]

6. Exactly

[Dr Fate]

2. Real tough guys are kind to animals.

While Rush and Larry the Cable Guy (Major fat-asses, BTW) go around with their "People Eating Tastey Animals" jokes.