Video: SAFE to reveal location of intensive pig farm today

I don't know why people are so appalled about intensive pig farming. Why else are some pork products labelled "free range"? Didn't they wonder why? Ditto chicken and eggs. It's simple, if people only buy free range pork and chicken products, then the other producers will have to change.

I am appalled at the so called NZ laws that allows pigs and any animal for that manner to be treated in such a cruel and shocking manner. This like so many cruel things I have seen on TV or in magazines etc - will always be etched on my mind, the sadness and the fear in the pigs eyes were incredibly sad and to think this is allowed this in NZ.
Wake up Pork industry - Pigs feel fear and pain!!! just the same as you. SHAME on the Pork industry for having farms like this - Stop this animal cruelty NOW and do the decent thing. We have so much space here in NZ why on earth would a farmer (and I choke on that word), need to put pigs in such filty, cold and wet conditions.
AND -What concerns me more is there is still 'talking' going on about this and yet the pigs are still on that shocking farm and suffering. Please give them the space and shelter they deserve NOW and change the laws to have happy and free animals. It is the only right thing to do. Come on Pork industry - if you wake up this would be a win win situation for you.

I have had to re write the nursey rhyme for my grandson.
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
this little piggy had roast beef
this little piggy had none because no one gave him animal rights to live a happy life outside of a crate.'
To the pork Board
you have been weighed
you have been measured
amd you have been found wanting

Naki gran

It is unacceptable for the Minister to stand up and say he's no idea this sort of farming was going on. It's also so telling that not one farmer would allow anyone on to visit their farms, except with at least 24 hours warning to give them time to clean up their pigs.
Consumers must act and stop buying pork & bacon that's not free range.

As i have said before I travel past piggerys every weekend. They are outside.
I did not know we still did this.
I for one and certainly my children will not buy pork unless it has the SPCA lable.
There are plenty of other choices around for meat. Just like I do not buy battery hen eggs.

I think some one has to stand up for the farmers of this country.I do not entirely agree with how the animals were kept but there is no way that NZ pig farmers can compete with overseas competitors and at the end of the day consumers decide what they want.Consumers want the best product for the cheapest price.The reason pig farmers do this is so they can feed the pigs exactly what they need so that they taste and look the best in the super market. I think there needs to be more research done before people jump on the band wagon and jump on the farmers of this country. Animals in NZ are treated far better in this country than people realise especially when you travel overseas and see what is taking place there. We need to know all the facts and I did not like the way Campbell approached the interview as he did not provide the pork guy a chance to speak.

Thank goodness someone has the balls to expose this blantently cruelty! Shame on Kiwis for allowing it to continue. It appears beauracracy has taken a great toll on these lovely animals. Not too far from how ACC treats it's claimants.
J F

I don't know what all the fuss is about if you eat pork you will still eat it. if i put 2 bits next to each other how would you know which is which and if you asked i would lie and you would still eat it.

i must admit Harry - yes i do need to wake up. didnt realise it was this disgusting though. i knew that they would be farmed with restriction but not this bad. disgusting for NZ.

The only thing that surprises me is that the public and Mike King didn't seem to know about this! Wake up!
Factory farming like this is why I stopped eating pig and chicken meat and battery eggs. I will them again when I can be sure I am not contributing to this situation.
The sad thing is that this will affect good farmers. They should blame their own association fortolerating bad producers and resisting changes in the law.
Allowing imports from intensive producers abroad also puts pressure on NZ producers to cut corners.
So we need to stop such imports before anything else will happen.
And ask youself if the meat on your plate will be healthy for you if it was produced in appalling conditions.
There is plenty of room in NZ for all animal products to be free range.