Pig Farming is In-humane

 

Many people reject eating pork and other meats derived from pigs for religious reasons or health reasons. When people start eating a vegetarian diet, red meat is usually the first thing they eliminate from their diets. When they do, various health indicators generally start to improve, such as their cholesterol levels and blood pressure readings. Health is one of the most compelling reasons to eat vegetarian, but the inhumane treatment of the animals mass-produced for human consumption is another reason many people are rejecting a carnivorous diet.

 

Pig farming follows the same processes that chicken farming and other animal farming employ. The pigs are kept in small crates with limited movement. They are overfed so they can may be slaughtered more quickly. Their living conditions can be dirty and they are fed growth hormones to stimulate weight gain, and antibiotics to ward off diseases that are the results of their living conditions.

 

Since they are forced to live in unnatural conditions they exhibit signs of chronic stress that other animals produced for human food do. They chew on the bars of their cages or worry with their water bottles excessively. Their limited range of movement prevents the rooting behavior that is natural for a pig.

 

The pigs pay an extremely high price to feed us. And we pay a high price as well for eating pork and other red meat. We are basically not made to eat meat. Our teeth weren’t designed to rip and tear meat. We evolved from herbivores and it is still the better way for us to eat. When we eliminate red meat and other meats and animal products from our diet, we get healthier – more lean and fit, less tired and sluggish. Plus there is’s the added psychological benefit of knowing that we’re not contributing to the suffering of innocent animals.