Why I am a Vegan

[Jade]

Pigs rank as one of the smartest and most sentient animals on this planet.

Pigs can learn how to navigate a maze, use a lever or pulley to access food, and also can play computer games.

Pig mothers sing to their babies while they suckle.

Pigs can learn their names within a week of being born.

The average pig is much, much smarter than the average dog.

This is a picture of individual, sentient, intelligent beings, who are on their way to be slaughtered after a life of confinement and torture.

Their eyes show so much pain and fear.  

We torture pigs. There's basically no such thing as "free range pork". Almost all pigs live in filthy dark barns ankle deep in excrement. And these are the the lucky ones, they only have 6 months of this type of torture. Breeding sows spend their entire lives (on average about ~3 years out of their natural lifespan of 20+) in tiny farrowing crates where they cannot even turn around. It is extreme confinement. And still they sing to their babies...

Based on the apparent age of these pigs, they are likely breeding sows who are "spent" (sick, downed, or otherwise unable to bear more piglets) and are now being sent to slaughter. This is likely the first time they have seen daylight. They are absolutely terrified.

Being covered in filth is also painful for them. Pigs, contrary to popular belief, are extremely clean animals. They will often designate a "toilet" as far away from their sleeping area as possible. They like to roll in mud on hot days because they don't have sweat glands. They do NOT enjoy being covered in their own and each other's excrement, though I have heard people say this about pigs, that they "seek out excrement". Not true.