A researcher from the international organization Animal Equality captured shocking scenes of abuse animal abuse to the animals on a farm owned by Philip Sleigh, a senior official in the British pig industry. These events occurred in May 2021 and action was taken against the farm
Animal Equality made the scenes of suffering public animal abuse filmed in the P&G Slee Pig Farm, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The pigs were slaughtered at a nearby abattoir, owned by major food manufacturer Pilgrim’s Pride, which supplies Lidl, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and many other major restaurants and retailers.
An Animal Equality researcher documents scenes, including several serious legal violations and an eloquent one animal abuse.
This alarming complaint from animal abuse by Animal Equality came at a time when the Scottish Government had committed to providing financial support to the pig sector, providing Scottish pig farmers with an additional £715,000 in funding to continue existing farming practices.
Animal cruelty: immediate action
As a result of these images of evident animal abusethe farm was removed from the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) assurance scheme. The scheme, endorsed by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA), is funded by the taxpayer and councilors are appointed by Scottish ministers.
Following its £290 million takeover in 2019, the QPL abattoir is now owned by US company Pilgrim’s Pride – one of the largest food companies in the world – which is responsible for supplying around 25% of the total pork produced in Great Britain Britain is consumed. such as about 33% of the country’s chicken meat. With 79% of shares outstanding, Pilgrim’s Pride is largely controlled by Brazilian livestock giant JBS, the largest meat company in the world.
JBS has been at the center of a number of notable scandals in recent history, including recent evidence of links to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Animal Equality has reported the facts to the Animal Plant and Health Agency and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals so that all responsibility can be determined.