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TIL the pig farming industry uses horse blood farms to extract PMSG - which is then used to force pigs into pregnancy more quickly (sentientmedia.org)
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Not to mention the fact that horses in the blood farms are also forced into pregnancy over and over to extract PMSG. They are also intentionally underfed, put in all kinds of severe restraints, and much more

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[–] IoSapsai@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

As if we didn't need any more reasons to abolish animal farming.