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Transport Deaths According to industry reports, more than 170,000 pigs die during transport each year and another 420,000 are crippled by the time they arrive at the slaughterhouse. In her renowned book Slaughterhouse, Gail Eisnitz writes: "When hogs arrive frozen [or near death] at slaughterhouses—which is a common occurrence—their protections under the Humane Slaughter Act are mysteriously waived. Since they are of no value for human consumption, antemortem inspectors neither examine them nor make a decision as to their disposition. Nor are they provided shelter or promptly stunned. Instead they are left to fend for themselves until they die." |
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