Superbugs in America's Pig Farms
A Meat and Dairy Industries Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
July 2016

Farm or Pharmacy?

Everyone would die...by slaughter or disease.

Three-week-old Miley, a baby pig at Farmer John - one of the world's largest farms - was stricken by a terrible disease. The bug spread into her blood despite the barrage of antibiotics fed to all the pigs. Soon, Miley lost the ability to stand. She was being trampled and eaten alive by other pigs when DxE’s Open Rescue Network, including actor Alexandra Paul, arrived on the scene.

CONFINEMENT

Pigs are confined so tightly that they often cannot turn their heads. They live in a constant state of stress, compromising their immune system.

diseased pig

confined pigs

DRUGGED UP

Over 80% of the antibiotics in the US are fed to animals to promote growth and prevent disease. Farmer John regularly used half a dozen antibiotics crucial to human health.

NO REGULATION

Despite recognizing the threat, the government has failed to regulate the use of antibiotics. Documents from Farmer John show workers ignoring veterinarians' instructions.

SICKENING CONDITIONS

Pigs don’t want to sit in their own waste. But on these farms, filth covers everything, as the animals are forced to use the bathroom on top of each other.

conflined pigs

Saving Miley...

miley rescued

Read the entire DxE report: Superbugs in America's Pig Farms (PDF)

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