33 states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that make intentional cruelty a felony charge many states now require the person convicted of cruelty to undergo psychological evaluation and counseling, in addition to paying a fine or serving a prison sentence enforcement of animal cruelty laws can be carried out by local police or by humane or municipal agencies that are granted power from the state or local government Advice from the ASPCA If you witness or hear about animal cruelty taking place, report it to your local humane organization or call your local police.
Cambridge University professor, Dr. Donald Broom:
"Pigs have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated. Even more so than dogs and certainly more so than three-year-olds. Pigs can play video games, and when given the choice, they have indicated temperature preferences in their surroundings. Pigs, who can live into their teens, are protective of their young and form strong bonds with other pigs. Pigs are clean animals, but they do not sweat as humans do, so they prefer cool surfaces, such as mud, to help regulate their body temperature."
This is how more-intelligent-than-dogs are being treated:
In the U.S., 6 million mother pigs spend most of their lives in 7ft X 2ft crates, too small to allow the animals even to turn around.
Piglets are separated from their mothers when they are as young as 10 days old.
This intensive confinement produces stress- and boredom-related behavior, such as chewing on cage bars.
Millions of male piglets are castrated, usually without being given any painkillers.
If you have a cast iron stomach, you may be able to get through some of the following footage:
https://vimeo.com/278963435
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