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068 · 09-19-2008, 04:35 AM

Not all hog farms are like that. I worked on one for 3 years while I was in high school and college, it sucked but it paid very nicely for a student, and the hogs on this farm were treated better than the employees. The only time they were ever hit was at feeding time. We had small whips, like this, that we'd pop them with to keep them from stepping on our feet. I don't know if any of you have ever been stepped on by a large animal, 400lbs+, but it hurts. Not once were they ever popped hard enough to make them squeal, just enough to keep them in check.

They were all vaccinated and kept in clean conditions. All of the breeding sows were allowed to free range on 250 of the 1000 acres and had shelters to get out of the rain. The piglets were kept in shelters that had huge fans running in them and water misting in certain areas, they could also go outside and roll around in the mud or whatever but not as freely as the sows. The shelters were washed out every afternoon... whether it was dirty or not.

The employees, on the other hand, smelled like death at the end of the day... which was usually 9 p.m.

09-19-2008, 04:35 AM	#34
068 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 152	Not all hog farms are like that. I worked on one for 3 years while I was in high school and college, it sucked but it paid very nicely for a student, and the hogs on this farm were treated better than the employees. The only time they were ever hit was at feeding time. We had small whips, like this, that we'd pop them with to keep them from stepping on our feet. I don't know if any of you have ever been stepped on by a large animal, 400lbs+, but it hurts. Not once were they ever popped hard enough to make them squeal, just enough to keep them in check. They were all vaccinated and kept in clean conditions. All of the breeding sows were allowed to free range on 250 of the 1000 acres and had shelters to get out of the rain. The piglets were kept in shelters that had huge fans running in them and water misting in certain areas, they could also go outside and roll around in the mud or whatever but not as freely as the sows. The shelters were washed out every afternoon... whether it was dirty or not. The employees, on the other hand, smelled like death at the end of the day... which was usually 9 p.m.