Documentary on Intensive Pig Farming Faces Legal Threat

From Judith Soal at The Guardian/UK .. “[the documentary film] Pig Business shows the cramped conditions in which pigs are reared, similar to those of battery hens, and claims that waste is inadequately disposed off, leaking into the surrounding environment. [Filmmaker Tracy] Worcester interviewed people who live near [the world’s largest pork processor, Smithfield Foods] in the US, where the company started out, who complain of health problems including asthma and digestive illnesses, and fishermen who report that stocks have been destroyed. The film documents the company’s move to Poland, where locals claim to experience similar health problems” .. read more

 

 

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