03/29/2024
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logoTAR HEEL –   On May 13, 40,000 pigs will arrive in crowded trucks after their terrifying journey to Tar Heel, where inside the Smithfield Foods plant they will die, alone and frightened. Most people never see the animals, avoiding the sight of these sentient intelligent animals, on their way to slaughter.
To recognize this massive, daily loss of life, members of North Carolina Farmed Animal Save will hold a peaceful vigil 4-6 p.m. May 13 outside the slaughterhouse in Tar Heel.
“Every day, thousands of pigs die at this dark plant,” says Roxanne Kirtright, founder of the North Carolina Save Movement chapter. “We witness their suffering during our vigils, and are changed by the experience. We share our experience with others who do not know about the enormous suffering behind factory farming. These pigs die violently for someone’s momentary pleasure. We want to help people understand there is a better way.”
In North Carolina, 10 million pigs spend their lives in extreme confinement. Female pigs used for breeding are kept in cages known as gestation crates where they cannot extend their limbs, turn around, or move. This confinement causes them to experience intensive suffering. Male pigs are killed at about six months. Pigs are killed by stunning them, hanging them by the leg, and slicing their throats.
The Save Movement is a growing effort that started in Toronto in 2010 with Toronto Pig Save. It is based on the principles of passive non-violence used by leaders such as Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Its framework developed primarily from the writings of Leo Tolstoy, a vegetarian who acknowledged the universal connection with animals, and the horror of their slaughter.
NCFAS is part of a global movement dedicated to shining a light on the dark and hidden things that farmed animals endure. We bear witness, do vegan outreach, advocate for an end to factory farming, and believe that all animals should be free to pursue their lives free from use and free from harm.
“When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to him who suffers, and try to help.” – Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom 

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2 thoughts on “NORTH CAROLINA FARMED ANIMAL SAVE VIGIL SET 4-6 P.M. MAY 13

  1. What is the position, and the activity, from organizations such as PETA regarding this? Why is this sort of animal farming allowed without responsible oversite? It is one thing to raise and to harvest animals humanely for our consumption–indeed, there is nothing wrong with it. But to do so in a cruel, barbaric manner such as is described here goes beyond inhumane. There must be a better way.

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