This month marked the fifth anniversary of comedian and ex-pork ambassador Mike King’s expose of the cruelty of factory pig farms yet thousands of mother pigs were still confined to cruel crates, Kriek said.
SAFE wants people, mothers in particular, to show solidarity with mother pigs by boycotting all pork from Mother’s Day.
“These unfortunate animals spend weeks at a time crammed between metal bars, unable to turn around.
“SAFE’s campaign against sow stalls resulted in them being banned at the end of next year.
“Sadly, however, once they have had their piglets mother pigs will still be confined to farrowing crates where they will be unable to turn around for up to five weeks at a time.
“The Government has acknowledged that farrowing crates breach the obligations of NZ’s Animal Welfare Act as they do not allow the animals to express their normal behaviour, yet allows pig farmers to continue to inflict this suffering on their animals,” Kriek said.
To highlight the plight of factory-farmed sows SAFE was launching a bill board campaign this Mother’s Day to draw public attention to the “ongoing cruelty in the NZ pig industry”.
SAFE wants people, mothers in particular, to show solidarity with mother pigs by boycotting all pork from Mother’s Day.
“As consumers we can all make a big difference for animals and the best way we can help them is by not eating them,” Kriek said.
