In this issue, we bring you a story that has already turned many
people vegetarian after they saw videotaped footage from the case
air on the TV news. Our exposé of Belcross Farms, a pig farm in
North Carolina, may make you want to turn the page, but please
read it. The article is heartbreaking, but it describes reality
for pigs at Belcross and in thousands of hog farms all over the
world. As a consumer, you need to know what goes into those neatly
wrapped packages of bacon so you can decide if a bacon breakfast
is worth the misery that created it. As an activist, you need
to know the routine abuse that occurs on factory farms so you’re
better able to educate others about it.
On a brighter note: In our last issue, we told you about a shabby
roadside zoo called Noell’s Chimp Farm that featured a miserable
menagerie, including monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas
and a “dancing” bear. I’m glad to report that the U.S. Department
of Agriculture has permanently revoked the Chimp Farm’s license.
The zoo is now closed for business, and we’re working with its
owners to find permanent homes for the animals.
Every action you take, every letter you write, every time you
speak up for animals, it gives them another chance to live in
peace. Please never miss an opportunity to make a difference.
Thank you for all you do.
