date:Dec 25, 2012
Gestation crates are used to confine pregnant pigs. They are only about two feet wide, which is so small the pigs cant even turn around in them. Breeding pigs are kept in these cruel crates for most of their lives.
The Humane Society of the U.S. describes the suffering caused by the gestation crates as among the worst of all factory-farmed animals.
Fortunately, they are becoming a pariah among food companies. Arbys, the second largest quick service sandwich chain in the U.S., with over 3,500