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First it was necessary to civilize man in relation to man. Now it is necessary to civilize man in relation to nature and the animals.Victor Hugo (poet, novelist, and playwright)
Before reaching the slaughter age of six months these pigs died and where left among the other pigs.
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Under law, slaughtered cattle and hogs first must be "stunned" -- rendered insensible to pain -- with a blow to the head or an electric shock. But on most plants this stunning doesn't always work properly, with cruel consequences for the animals. Enforcement records, interviews, videos and worker affidavits describe repeated not well stunned animals at dozens of slaughterhouses, ranging from the smallest, custom butcheries to modern, automated establishments.
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Many birds are not or not correctly pre-stunned prior to throat-slitting and are being plucked alive due to not respecting the minimum two-minute delay between throat-cutting and plucking. Live turkeys' heads plunged into a vat of congealed blood as they bleed to death
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From October till March Japanese fishermen herd whole families and pods of dolphins and small whales into shallow bays where they kill them. What gives the color of the water in the bay a hell red one.
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It is a bloodbath, cruel and barbaric. Each year, the idyllic and peaceful setting of the village of Taiji in southern Japan is shattered by almost unspeakable cruelty as incredible pain and ultimate death is inflicted on defenseless dolphins.Paul Watson, president and founder Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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