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'''Pignorant''' is a 2024 documentary film by [[Joey Carbstrong]] that highlights the use of carbon dioxide | '''Pignorant''' is a 2024 documentary film by [[Joey Carbstrong]] that highlights the use of [[Carbon dioxide stunning|carbon dioxide as a method to stun pigs]] prior to slaughter. The film includes undercover footage from the Pilgrim’s Pride abattoir in Ashton-under-Lyne in north-west England taken in February 2021. | ||
The footage shows pigs being herded into metal gondolas in groups, lowered into a chamber and subjected to a high concentration of carbon dioxide gas. Pigs are seen shrieking, gasping, and writhing in apparent pain and distress.<ref>[https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/joey-carbstrong-first-ever-uk-footage-pig-gassing/ Joey Carbstrong Releases First Ever UK Footage Of ‘Horrific’ CO2 Pig Gassing] ''Plant Based News'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513083256/https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/joey-carbstrong-first-ever-uk-footage-pig-gassing/ Archived] May 13, 2023</ref> | The footage shows pigs being herded into metal gondolas in groups, lowered into a chamber and subjected to a high concentration of carbon dioxide gas. Pigs are seen shrieking, gasping, and writhing in apparent pain and distress.<ref>[https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/joey-carbstrong-first-ever-uk-footage-pig-gassing/ Joey Carbstrong Releases First Ever UK Footage Of ‘Horrific’ CO2 Pig Gassing] ''Plant Based News'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230513083256/https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/joey-carbstrong-first-ever-uk-footage-pig-gassing/ Archived] May 13, 2023</ref> | ||
The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2024. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31029309/ Pignorant] IMDB</ref> | The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2024. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31029309/ Pignorant] IMDB</ref> | ||
== Themes == | |||
Pignorant aims to bring attention to the realities of the pork industry, particularly in the UK. The film’s central themes include: | |||
# Exposing the Pork Industry: The film reveals the use of [[Carbon dioxide stunning|CO2 gas chambers]] in the pork industry, a common method of killing pigs in the UK, US, Australia, and Europe. It highlights the conditions endured by pigs in these gas chambers. | |||
# Investigating Animal Welfare Standards: The documentary examines various types of pig farms, including factory farms and so-called free-range pig farms. It seeks to show the actual conditions in which these animals are kept before they are sent to slaughterhouses. | |||
# Highlighting the Impact on Humans: The film also discusses the psychological impact that working in slaughterhouses can have on the workers. | |||
# Questioning Animal Welfare Organizations: The film critiques the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (RSPCA) for its support of companies that use gas chambers to kill pigs. | |||
# Promoting Social Change: By interviewing experts from various disciplines, the film seeks to raise awareness about the treatment of pigs in the pork industry. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Joey Carbstrong]] | * [[Joey Carbstrong]] | ||
* [[Carbon dioxide stunning]] | |||
* [[:Category:Films about farm animals]] | * [[:Category:Films about farm animals]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:16, 25 February 2024
Pignorant is a 2024 documentary film by Joey Carbstrong that highlights the use of carbon dioxide as a method to stun pigs prior to slaughter. The film includes undercover footage from the Pilgrim’s Pride abattoir in Ashton-under-Lyne in north-west England taken in February 2021.
The footage shows pigs being herded into metal gondolas in groups, lowered into a chamber and subjected to a high concentration of carbon dioxide gas. Pigs are seen shrieking, gasping, and writhing in apparent pain and distress.[1]
The film was released in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2024. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 42 minutes.[2]
Themes
Pignorant aims to bring attention to the realities of the pork industry, particularly in the UK. The film’s central themes include:
- Exposing the Pork Industry: The film reveals the use of CO2 gas chambers in the pork industry, a common method of killing pigs in the UK, US, Australia, and Europe. It highlights the conditions endured by pigs in these gas chambers.
- Investigating Animal Welfare Standards: The documentary examines various types of pig farms, including factory farms and so-called free-range pig farms. It seeks to show the actual conditions in which these animals are kept before they are sent to slaughterhouses.
- Highlighting the Impact on Humans: The film also discusses the psychological impact that working in slaughterhouses can have on the workers.
- Questioning Animal Welfare Organizations: The film critiques the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) for its support of companies that use gas chambers to kill pigs.
- Promoting Social Change: By interviewing experts from various disciplines, the film seeks to raise awareness about the treatment of pigs in the pork industry.
See also
External links
- https://pignorantfilm.com/ Official website
- PIGNORANT | OFFICIAL TRAILER YouTube
- UK Co2 Gas Chambers Investigation WikiCommons
- UK First Investigation Inside Pig Gas Chamber (Pilgrim’s Pride, Manchester) YouTube
- Suffering of gassed pigs laid bare in undercover footage from UK abattoir The Guardian Archived May 12, 2023
- Pignorant IMDB
- Workers sacked after film shows pigs ‘beaten to death with iron bar’ The Independent
References
- ↑ Joey Carbstrong Releases First Ever UK Footage Of ‘Horrific’ CO2 Pig Gassing Plant Based News Archived May 13, 2023
- ↑ Pignorant IMDB