Thread by @Sentient_Media

March 1 is #NationalPigDay, a day celebrating the sentience and intelligence of domesticated #pigs.

We honor National Pig Day 2022 by taking a close look at how #FactoryFarming impacts millions of pigs worldwide raised for human consumption by the #pork industry.👇 1/10

Pigs are considered the fifth most intelligent #animal on Earth and can outperform three-year-old children on cognition tests.

Despite their proven sensitivity and intelligence, millions of #pigs are slaughtered by the #pork industry every year. 2/10
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Pigs are the third most commonly slaughtered #animal in the world.

In 2019, around 1.3 billion #pigs were killed for #food globally which means that approximately 3.5 million pigs were slaughtered every single day, according to @animal_clock. 3/10
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In the US, 129 million farmed #pigs were slaughtered for food in 2019 and the average #meat-eating US American consumes about 31 pigs in their lifetime.

According to a report from @SentienceInst, 98% percent of #pigs in the US live on factory farms. 4/10
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On #FactoryFarms, pigs undergo procedures such as tail docking, breeding sows are immobilized in cages, and poor hygiene causes #pigs to suffer from lameness, pneumonia, diarrhea & prolapses.

Veterinarian @DrAliceBrough reports on the #pork industry. 5/10
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Intensive #pig farming increases the profits of a few mega-corporations at high costs to animals, humans, and planetary health.

One in three pigs bred and raised for food in the US #pork industry dies before slaughter, according to @iastate_cals. 6/10
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Pigs who survive the conditions of #FactoryFarming spend their entire lives in crowded stalls until they are sent to slaughter at 6 months or younger.

Photojournalist Clément Martz reports on the conditions on #pig farms during the #pandemic. 7/10
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Undercover investigations at Hogwood Farm, a @RedTractorFood-certified #pork producer supplying @Tesco, revealed workers kicking and beating pigs, decomposing pigs, and stressed pigs engaging in acts of cannibalism.

@lexrigby of @vivacharity reports. 8/10
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A 2021 investigation by @animal_equality found workers killing piglets with hammers and female pigs suffering from severe uterine prolapse at P&G Sleigh #pig farm in Scotland.

@McKayJournalist reports on conditions uncovered at a “high welfare” farm. 9/10
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Many people are unaware of how #FactoryFarming impacts millions of sentient beings such as pigs.

This #NationalPigDay, choose one of our calendar wallpapers to raise awareness of #pig sentience and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date. 10/10 sentientmedia.org/newsletter