Friday, January 05, 2007

'Appalling plight' of super-fat pigs

This just in from the BBC...

'Appalling plight' of super-fat pigs

The rearing of grossly overweight pigs in Taiwan for ritual slaughter has been condemned by animal welfare groups.

 They said it was time to end the annual "Pigs of God" contests that revolved around the force-feeding of animals to see which could achieve the greatest mass.

Pigs weighing in excess of 900 kilograms have been reported.

The animals, which are incapable of standing, are dragged in front of thousands of people before having their throats cut.

posted by mcwads @ 10:17 PM Comments: 1