For their first 3-4 weeks, piglets live in farrowing crates which restrict movement and deny and natural behavior. The piglets end up in “grow finishing barns” before being slaughtered at 5-6 months of age (1). Females pigs are kept in sow stalls while pregnant. When their babies are taken away (3-4 weeks) the pregnancy cycle continues until she is slaughtered at 2 years of age. Sow stalls (or gestation crates) are so small, the sows cannot even turn around. They are forced to defecate and urinate where they lay. They never see the light of day (2).
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References: (1) http://www.gov.ns.ca/NSAF/agaware/ (2) www.humanefood.ca |
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