A 27-year-old man faces eight animal cruelty charges after more than 1,200 pigs were found dead on his farm in Langton, Ont., earlier this year. They reported finding 1,265 dead pigs in a "flooded, manure-filled barn in total darkness" adding that the animals "had no access to food." The industry association Ontario Pork was called in to help the surviving pigs in the barn, according to board chair Eric Schwindt. "Farm animals are so invisible," she said. She called for more stringent government regulations, including regular inspections of farm animals.

Source: CBC News June 21, 2017 20:23 UTC