The Ongehoord research team visited no fewer than 26 pig farms. The result was a huge collection of injured, sick, and dead animals. At one organic farm, stereotypical behavior and leg defects were filmed.
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Pig Abuse at van Asten in Helmond
Helmond · Pigs
van Asten
What Ongehoord filmed here
Van Asten Family
The Van Astens are a major player in the industry. They own at least four enormous companies in the Netherlands. To avoid Dutch regulations, they also have a company in the former East Germany. (The wife of Henry van Asten, the father of the family, is Nelly van Gennip. She is the sister of Harry van Gennip, another big name in the pig industry. Nelly received 300 pigs as a dowry upon her marriage.)