Prosecution based on secret footage obtained by rights charity Animal Equality at Fir Tree farm in LincolnshireActivists condemn 'disgusting attacks' on pigs as two men convicted of crueltyTwo men pleaded guilty today to charges of animal cruelty while employed at a pig farm, Fir Tree in Goxhill, Lincolnshire. A third man, Gavin Hardy, failed to appear at the hearing and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Wagstaff pleaded not guilty to one count of spraying paint into a pig’s nose. The convictions were based on secret video footage obtained by rights charity Animal Equality earlier this year, which showed repeated and deliberate violent abuse of pigs. We expect these men to face the fullest force of the law for these extreme acts of cruelty.”

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2018 14:34 UTC