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925 Pigs Found Dead Inside Pennsylvania Barn

Owner had left the farm months ago, say authorities

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2010 7:08 PM CST

(Newser) – Authorities in Pennsylvania are investigating what could be an unprecedented case of animal cruelty. They found 925 dead pigs inside an abandoned barn and are conducting autopsies to determine whether to file criminal charges, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The animals had been dead for months, and the owner reportedly left the farm in August amid a nasty divorce with his wife.

Because the pigs were trapped inside the barn, passers-by didn't notice. "These animals were fully at people's mercy," said the president of a farm-animal rescue group. The employee of another shelter who found them adds: "I want to see justice for what happened in that building. I and the ASPCA had our hands on those animals. It's personal."

A file photo of healthy pigs.
A file photo of healthy pigs.   (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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JerryA
Nov 17, 2010 8:29 PM CST
925 dead pigs? Must've looked like a liberal Jonestown, huh?
thepita
Nov 17, 2010 4:15 PM CST
I don't buy beef anymore, and I'm just about finished with all meat. The circumstances we have to create to meet demand are frightening. Now we're injecting more hormones into cattle so they don't fart as much and produce less methane. Sick, sad world. I hope this man can't sleep at night.
Ultraworld
Nov 17, 2010 2:32 PM CST
Starving 925 pigs to death is horrible. People eat them, but we can at least treat them well. He could have sold the livestock, but left them to die instead. That stank to high heaven.

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