Walmart pork supplier targeted in undercover video
Animal rights group Mercy for Animals has released an undercover video at a Pipestone System pig farm in Pipestone, Minn. The video purports to show inhumane treatment to the animals, including piglets being slammed headfirst into the ground and having their testicles ripped out and tails cut off without painkillers, the organization reports. Mercy for Animals also highlights the facts that pregnant sows are kept in gestation crates.
The former employee also saw workers punching, beating, throwing and dropping pigs and piglets. The organization states that local law enforcement raided the farm and conducted an investigation. However, KTSP News, an ABC local affiliate, reports that no criminal charges were filed.