GraceRandolph Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Earlier this year, animal activists broke into abattoirs to film pigs being stunned using carbon dioxide gas — a process that is legal and widespread. In March, 7.30 aired some of the never-before-seen footage, sparking calls for an urgent investigation and greater scrutiny of the pork industry. When lawyers for Animals Australia later reviewed the hours of footage the activists had captured, they discovered multiple examples of what they allege is animal cruelty at Melbourne abattoir Australian Food Group (AFG). Legal counsel Shatha Hamade said she believed it was not just the gas that caused suffering. "We were actually quite shocked and disturbed by the footage because what we realised was that the entire process of pig gassing, the entire operation is in and of itself cruel," she said. The footage captured at the Australian Food Group abattoir in Laverton, in Melbourne's south-west, shows pigs being repeatedly struck with paddles, prodded and kicked as they are loaded into steel cages called "gondolas". On several occasions, pigs' legs or feet appear to be stuck in the machinery and in one scene, an animal's testicles are torn off as the gondola descends towards the gas. "What is so horrific about this is not just the fact his [testicles have] been ripped off but that it is just before going down into the dip, into the gas chamber to be gassed," Ms Hamade said. In Victoria, animals used in farming and meat production are exempt from the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act as long as their use complies with relevant codes and standards. Ms Hamade alleges that the footage shows the abattoir has breached the Australian standard for the hygienic production and transportation of meat products and should therefore be investigated for any potential contraventions of animal cruelty laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudLBS Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 what the **** pigs are our friends, we shouldn’t eat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Alice Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Omg no words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordecai Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I try to avoid stories on animal cruelty cause they're distressing and there's nothing I can do. Don't know if I could give up meat for good but once I start my career I'll be buying free range, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDiana Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I didn't really give up meat completley but I am def eating less and less of it. There are some great and tasty alternatives. I don't want no animal to die a horrific death, where it gets castrated by accident before getting killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poxy Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Been vegan for 7 years now, this is heartbreaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 20 hours ago, Poxy said: Been vegan for 7 years now, this is heartbreaking The conditions are horrifying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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