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Pig Abuse at Yofrahoeve in Esch

Frank and Yolanda van Wagenberg received an award from the animal welfare group Wakker Dier for their organic pig farm. These images show the rear barn, where the mother pigs are impregnated and the males are individually confined. The mother pigs are biting their rods out of boredom, and one boar has a foot defect.

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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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Frank and Yolanda van Wagenberg received an award from the animal welfare group Wakker Dier for their organic pig farm. These images show the rear barn, where the mother pigs are impregnated and the males are individually confined. The mother pigs are biting their rods out of boredom, and one boar has a foot defect.

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