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Daisy a 3 year old sow died of a
seizure Wednesday morning, one day after she gave birth to 11 pink and black
piglets at the Orange County Fair. This reminds me of the gunning down of a pregnant dairy cow last
year at the California State Fair who was shot and killed, as she,
terrified, escaped from the nursery. These birthing exhibits are designed to
allow cows, goats and pigs to entertain the fair going audience by giving birth
on display.
Despite the pleas of
concerned animal welfare advocates, and a wealth of scientific/industry literature decrying the antiquated concept of birthing exhibits
that involve stressful travel and confinement of these near term pregnant
animals, the tradition of these exhibits continues. Modern technology
notwithstanding, the need to actually watch a mother give birth seems to trump
appeals to logic, science and basic notions of humanity.
Sources report that
the piglets are being bottle fed by hand and their fate as to whether they will
remain on a farm or be auctioned off is as yet undetermined. They further cite
the authorities as saying the seizure was "unrelated". Unrelated to
what? The pregnancy? The display stress? The Fair? I would like to
know what it IS related to!
I again submit to
you that we are not teaching anyone anything with such displays except that it
is okay to exploit other living beings.
Where is the
compassion and empathy in that?
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