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The Truth About the Pork on Your Plate
In the UK, almost 90 per cent of the 9.8 million pigs slaughtered each year are gassed.
At no older than six months, they are crammed into hard metal cages and lowered into gas chambers where carbon dioxide reacts with the moisture in their eyes, nostrils, mouths, throats and lungs to form an acid that burns, making them feel as though they are being scorched from the inside out.
Just as we would, they scream and thrash about trying to escape, but as they struggle to breathe, they slowly lose oxygen to the brain (anoxia).
“Best Welfare Standards in the World”
Warning: the following videos contain content that some viewers may find distressing
Isn’t it criminal?
In 2003, the Government’s own advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee, now the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) – condemned the practice, recommending that gassing pigs with high concentrations of CO2 should be phased out within five years.
If those in authority won’t do something about it, we must. Alternative slaughter methods are also inhumane, so if you want a future in which no pig is forced to die in screaming agony, trapped in a system that treats their life as a mere financial opportunity, then go vegan today.
Viva! Street Tour and Billboards
We turned heads and raised awareness throughout London with our cinema truck. Our campaigns team spoke with hundreds of people and everyone wanted to stop this torture.
Over two million people also saw our video billboards all over central London.
Appeal
Donate now to keep the Gasping for Life tour on the road. We want to continue showing the British public the reality of pig gassing. Help us help people to choose vegan today.
Can You Try Vegan?
Our aim is to help you enjoy vegan food! We know that eating more vegan meals, or taking the plunge and deciding to go fully vegan, can seem a little daunting when starting out.
We’ve found that one simple approach to make your journey easier is to think of all the things you currently eat and swap them for the vegan versions.
V7 – Vegan for a Week
Do you eat meat and want to help stop this cruelty? Try going vegan for one week. Packed with delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, V7 contains all the inspiration you need to eat vegan. Choose from our standard plan or our high-protein plan.
Get Involved
Gasping for Life Leaflets
This newly designed leaflet is perfect for stalls and outreach. It highlights the horrors of pig gassing while also explaining why pigs are one of the most intelligent and sensitive creatures on the planet!
If you’d like to help spread the word, order some today using the form below.
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Pignorant
Our founder and director, Juliet Gellatley, was proud to be an important part in Joey Carbstrong’s powerful documentary Pignorant, which can be viewed on Amazon Prime.
Thanks to his bravery, we now have footage from a UK slaughterhouse exposing firsthand the pig meat industry’s barbaric practices.
