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September 20, 2018

Shocking Video: Florence Rainfall Drowns Thousands of Factory Farm Animals in NC
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Animal rights activists have released shocking video footage from
factory farms in North Carolina that were flooded during Hurricane
Florence. Activists from the group Direct Action Everywhere say they
found barns with thousands of drowned chickens and dumpsters filled with
dead piglets.

Activist: "As you can see, there are thousands of baby piglets in these
dumpsters outside of these pig facilities, dumped like garbage into
giant metal dumpsters."



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