German animal protection Office published current video documentation on the subject of ritual castration of piglets the German animal protection Office published today a current video documentary on the subject of ritual castration of piglets, with which is for the first time given the consumer insight into the brutal practice of pig fatteners. Background of the castration of male young pig is the prevention of typical smell of boar, hormonally caused arising in puberty of the animals. Because market research showed that consumers do not want this scent note, piglets are castrated so hormone production responsible for the emergence of is suppressed. The ritual castration is allowed after the last revision of the animal welfare act by the spring of 2006, as long as the pig is not older than one week. Using a scalpel, the testicles are ripped out the animals with fast cuts, this procedure takes only seconds, there is no anaesthesia”, says Ingo Schulz of the German animal protection Office. The deafening screams of Animals will be ignored, although studies now suggest that it is here clearly cries of pain.

In many countries, the ritual spaying and neutering is banned already for a long time. Rarely the actors in the industrial factory farming in the cards look and watch at work, the 20-minute video documentary gives an impressive insight into the cruel practice of fatteners. The experienced piecework of the Master shocked, once again dealing with the animal as a commodity in a brutal way in front running. A trailer can be viewed on the website of the German animal protection office under welfare videos.de. The video documentation of the cries of piglets if pigs are castrated without”can be purchased at the shop of the German animal protection Office. Contact: or Tel.: 0221-20463862. The DVD movie has a playing time of 20 minutes. Direct link: shop.tierschutzvideos.de/…/ The screaming of piglets torture chamber sty…