Another month until the birth
Today it is more or less exactly a month until X11 and X15 are due to be born. It is not possible to predict the exact day, but it will be at the end of June. Initially, both piglets will be kept in a breeding unit, which meets Austrian regulations and standards. Then, as soon [...]
Making Pigs Pregnant
Around four months before piglets are to be born, a sow is made pregnant. What a boar used to do is done today by a pig breeder himself. Artificial insemination is done by using sperm from a special breeding unit. This means that the mother of X11 and X15, the two pigs, whose lives we will be [...]
Pamela Anderson Supports our Campaign
The Lifeball 2009 took place in Vienna this weekend. One of the many countless celebrity guests was Pamela Anderson. The US actress is most well known for her roll in Baywatch, but also increasing for her campaigning on behalf of animals. As part of her visit Pamela Anderson spoke with UNITED CREATURES founder Thomas Winger about PIG-VISION, the new pig [...]
What happened so far…
The Pig-Vision campaign has been up and running since 18 May 2009. The following article is an overview of everything that has happened up until now. After reading, you will easily be able to follow the campaign as it unfolds. If you are not sure what the campaign is about, this article will put you [...]
What pig-vision’s about…
The pig-vision campaign, supported, amongst others by Pamela Anderson, wants to show you what life is typically like for pigs in intensive farming by introducing you to two piglets. Why? Campaigners for animals are always claiming that pigs are treated so badly. On the other hand, the industry claims that conditions are acceptable and meet [...]
The “pig-vision Campaign
The “pig-vision” campaign starts today. The campaign is called “pig-vision” because we want to take a closer look at the life of a pig, who, in modern society, is seen, first and foremost as livestock. To find out more about how a pig lives, we will accompany one, let’s call him X15. From his birth, through the different [...]
Film: pig-vision, an introduction
Leading up to the campaign start up, Thomas Winger, founder of Unitied Creatures gives an overview of what to expect. (Only available in German.)
The Birth
Pig-Vision will be following the life of a pig in a typical intensive pig farm. This will, of course, include the birth; our camera team will be there to film as life begins for a small group of pigs. What is the birth like? And how does a sow actually become pregnant? To find out [...]
The Castration
A topic often criticised by animal advocates, and for good reason, is castration: piglets are castrated when they are just a few days old. Their testes are removed from their body without any anaesthetic. This cruel method is standard practice around the world, and the law allows it. In the EU alone around 250,000 piglets [...]
The weaning
Piglets spend the first few weeks of their lives with their mother, but she is kept in a so called farrowing crate. This is a kind of cage which is just big enough for her to take a few paces backwards and forwards and turning around is practically impossible. She is unable to mother her [...]
