Understanding & Raising Pigs : Understanding Ear Clippings on Pigs
Watch a naturalist from the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Drumlin Farm explain ear clippings on pigs in this free online video. Expert: Tia Pinney Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
7 Responses to Understanding & Raising Pigs : Understanding Ear Clippings on Pigs
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what do you need information for – for some special intelligent slaughtering technique you guys need on Pig Farms…
pratyushpppppp
March 31, 2012 at 10:31 am
Well considering they kill Gorillas in the Congo just to chop off their hands for black market trade, and they do the same in Asia to elephants for their tusks, not to mention the way they raise geese for foie gras in France and several small island tribes in the pacific kill whales in a way that takes over 9 hours i’d say clipping a baby pig’s ears is pretty much a non issue. Open your eyes and get off your mt. pious. If you don’t like it do us all a favor and just move.
ezstrider461
March 31, 2012 at 10:54 am
I don’t understand how she is talking about cutting away an animal’s ear, as if she were talking about a food receipe. I’ll bet she’s a goverment agent. This country treats animals horribly.
nogerdsurg
March 31, 2012 at 10:58 am
writing letters wahaha good point hahah in france there is a strike on all universities since 4 month… and for what? the govnerment does what they whant to do… a whole semester is gone, no one worked no tests no notes nothing… they dont care… and this ppl stop traffic dont work protest and demonstrate…. and you think you can change something by writting a letter? … oh man… come on ….
if voting could change anything, it would be forbidden!!
derWalter
March 31, 2012 at 11:33 am
You have a point but this piece of crap know it all just sent me over the edge. At least the pigs in this vid were not on a factory farm but nonetheless, it is appalling how farm animals are treated at best of times. Just think if we cut of a finger of a human baby, notch it’s ears and if it did have milk teeth, snip them out … of an let’s not forget castrate it., ALL with no anesthetic? I bet a few people would be annoyed. But as I say, you are correct, I should find a better way.
Lagolop
March 31, 2012 at 11:51 am
MAYBE; BUT howabout spending more time constructively online and writing letters to your local or state officials to prevent animal crulety and promote animal protection. get involved in a good animal protection organization and be a credit to your cause rather than saying things which eventually wiill hurt your cause and its purpose long term.
just a suggestion
poosaypirate
March 31, 2012 at 12:42 pm
I think we can also identify pig farmers by similar methods. For example …. chop off a finger indicate what order in the family the farmer was born. Then remove a toe for the month, year and date of birth. Maybe just parts of the toes. Then to stop the farmer from breeding more morons to inflict more pain on animals, cut the farmers nuts off. Just a suggestion.
Lagolop
March 31, 2012 at 12:50 pm