Topic: 77 percent of European pigs are castrated without anesthetic

[sam]

The castration of pigs prevents the "boar taint" smell in the meat and allows them to contain more fat. However in practice this can be very different. Now, for the first time, a scientific team has collected information on the conditions of castration on European pigs. The main conclusion of the study, that forms part of the PIGCAS project, is that these animals are castrated directly by the livestock farmers, without anaesthetic and in some cases, without respecting the European legislation.

http://www.physorg.com/news179581930.html

sickening.

[Sandra]

I agree with you Sam. All such unnecessary cruelty should be outlawed and the culprits responsible fined heavily and banned from keeping livestock for life. Similarly Kosher and Hal Al slaughter should be banned too, as thats possibly even more barbaric.