Flat
House Farm was one of the largest pig factory farms in
the United Kingdom. Then an investigation revealed
that not only had the
company been harming its captive animals -- it had also
broken UK law.
The
animal rights organization Viva! conducted an
investigation, and its footage from inside the company's
facilities were damning.
Video
depicts feral cats eating pigs alive, emaciated pigs
living in horrific conditions, and rotting corpses
sprawled on the floor of the factory.
Now, thankfully, this
abusive factory farm operation has finally shut down! UK
regulators must ensure no other farms can get away with
this type of cruelty again.
The
farm's parent company, Elvidge Farms Ltd, pled guilty to
breaching animal welfare and was fined. But without the
external investigation by the animal rights group,
it is unclear if Flat House Farm would have ever
been shut down at all.
We
must encourage the United Kingdom's Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to step up its
regulatory enforcement and ensure no other factory farms
ever produce the conditions that Flat House Farm
did.
Sign the petition to thank
the UK government for its enforcement of the Animal
Welfare Act of 2006, and demand even faster, stricter
enforcement in the
future.