Midland Bacon
| Name: | Midland Bacon |
| Address: | 97 Robertson Rd, Carag Carag VIC 3623, Australia |
| LGA/Council: | Campaspe Shire Council |
| Summary: | Midland Bacon is a pig meat farm located in Carag Carag, VIC Australia. |
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| Last known status: | Open and operating |
| Listing updated: | 2025 |
| Listing ID: | f41a6 |
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PigsExposed in late 2022 for the continued use of sow stalls, five years after the pig farming industry claimed to have phased them out.
On February 11th 2024, hidden cameras installed by investigators caught a worker r*ping a female pig (sow) who was confined in a farrowing crate. The cameras also captured routine surgical procedures performed on young piglets without pain relief, and the brutal killing of 'runt' piglets by smashing their heads against the floor.
Midland Bacon came in 4th place in the Award for Outstanding Cruelty to Pigs 2025.
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EMAIL: Justice for Olivia - stop Midland Bacon from expanding!
Midland Bacon is a northern Victorian piggery which has been repeatedly exposed for horrific abuse. It was inside the sheds at Midland where hidden cameras captured day-old piglets having their tails cut off with scissors, and the piggery's manager, Rick O'Reilly, killing unwanted 'runt' piglets by smashing their heads on the concrete floor. It was in these same sheds that Rick O'Reilly's son, Bradley, was caught on camera raping a sow, who was later named Olivia. In January 2026, a planning application notice was published by Campaspe Shire informing the community that Midland Bacon was seeking to expand their operation. Currently,... Act now >
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Animal activists launch campaign opposing proposed expansion to piggery
Thursday 29 Jan 2026 by
Animal activist group The Farm Transparency Project has urged people to oppose the expansion of a piggery. Read more >
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Animal activists fight to block expansion of controversial Midland Bacon piggery
Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 by
Animal activists have launched a campaign against plans to expand a Victorian piggery that made headlines for alleged animal cruelty footage uncovered by hidden cameras. Read more >
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Awards for Outstanding Cruelty to Pigs (2025)
Thursday 16 Oct 2025 by
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Piggery video charges against animal activist dismissed
Monday 18 Aug 2025 by
Charges have been dismissed against an animal rights activist accused of installing a secret camera that allegedly caught a man committing bestiality. Read more >
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Spying charges dropped against activist in alleged bestiality exposé
Monday 18 Aug 2025 by
Illegal surveillance charges have been dropped against an animal-rights activist who allegedly exposed the rape of a pig by an employee of a Campaspe piggery. Read more >
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Animal activist Siena Callender faces Bendigo court charged with surveillance
Wednesday 5 Mar 2025 by
An animal activist who allegedly captured footage of a man allegedly raping a pig in Carag Carag will argue there is no evidence to prove the charges against her. Read more >
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Animal activist charged over piggery footage
Monday 3 Feb 2025 by
An animal activist who broke into a Carag Carag piggery and made secret recordings, including one where a man allegedly had sex with a pig, will now face court herself. Read more >
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Activist charged over surveillance which led to footage of Bradley O’Reilly allegedly raping pig
Friday 31 Jan 2025 by
An animal-rights activist has been charged in relation to the events which led to a man being captured on camera allegedly raping a pig inside a central Victorian stockyard. Read more >
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Evidence to be challenged in case of man who allegedly [raped] a pig
Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
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Court hears footage of man allegedly committing sexual act against pig should be considered inadmissible
Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
A court has heard that footage of a Carag Carag man allegedly committing a sexual act against a pig should be considered inadmissible because it was illegally obtained. Read more >
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Alleged pig rapist Bradley O'Reilly to argue evidence against him 'inadmissable'
Wednesday 13 Nov 2024 by
An alleged pig rapist will challenge all the evidence against him as “inadmissible” after illegally installed cameras caught the man allegedly raping a sow while he was at work. Read more >
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Man who allegedly sexually assaulted a pig is pictured for the first time - after hideous 'pants...
Monday 12 Aug 2024 by
The son of a piggery manager who is charged with bestiality for allegedly having sex with a pig at his father's pork processing farm has been pictured for the first time. Read more >
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Man accused of X-rated act with pig
Tuesday 6 Aug 2024 by
A Victorian man is accused of performing an X-rated act with a pig that was inadvertently caught on camera by animal rights activists. Read more >
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Court: Bradley O’Reilly, alleged pig rapist, pleaded guilty to strangling woman multiple times
Wednesday 24 Jul 2024 by
An alleged pig rapist strangled a woman multiple times throughout a 10 month period which was described as “egregious” and “appalling” behaviour. Read more >
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Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with new guidelines and on-the-spot checks
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Victoria’s pork industry could be slapped with “extreme” new guidelines and subject to random on-the-spot compliance checks, but Coalition MPs have called the inquiry process a “political stunt”. Read more >
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CCTV should be mandatory in Victorian piggeries, parliamentary inquiry finds | Rural Australia | The Guardian
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
State opposition says the inquiry’s 18 recommendations include ‘extreme restrictions’ that should concern all primary producers Read more >
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Pig welfare inquiry: call to end gas stunning and CCTV on farms
Thursday 20 Jun 2024 by
Animal Justice Party, Green and Victorian Labor MPs have demanded radical animal welfare reforms, as part of a pig welfare inquiry. Read more >
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Bradley O'Reilly in Echuca court on pig bestiality charge
Tuesday 11 Jun 2024 by
Bradley O'Reilly, charged with bestiality against pig, and facing separate charges over alleged violent offences, appeared at Echuca court on June 11. Read more >
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Court: Alleged pig rapist Bradley O’Reilly has matter adjourned for mental health reasons
Tuesday 11 Jun 2024 by
The piggery worker who allegedly violated an innocent pig while he was working will have “further mental health assessments”, a court has heard. Read more >
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Push to free 'Olivia' the pig after claims of Midland Bacon farm worker's hideous 'pants dropping'...
Monday 6 May 2024 by
The son of piggery manager is due to face court on bestiality charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a female pig, and activists are now demanding the animal's release. Read more >
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'Free Olivia': Frequently Asked Questions
Thursday 25 Apr 2024 by
The latest on what we know about the whereabouts of Olivia, the sow who was sexually assaulted by a worker at a Victorian piggery. Read more >
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As a survivor, I want reform for both child and animal sexual abuse prevention policies - Emma Håkansson
Saturday 6 Apr 2024 by
A few weeks ago, as a survivor of child sexual abuse I launched a call for reform to the Working With Children Check, designed to prevent further abuse. That part of my week was very public. Quietly at home, I was addressing another form of sexual abuse. I watched whistleblower footage of a mother pig being raped by a farmer. My animal advocate friends had been reviewing their hidden camera footage, intended to capture legal cruelty to pigs, and they had found this instead. Read more >
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Animals rights activist protest at Goulburn Valley piggery after bestiality charge
Wednesday 20 Mar 2024 by
Thirty animal activists converged on a piggery near Stanhope demanding the release of a pig which a piggery worker allegedly [raped]. Read more >
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Animal activists descend on Midland Bacon piggery demanding release of Olivia, pig that was allegedly assaulted
Wednesday 20 Mar 2024 by
Animal activists have vowed they will not give up until Olivia, the sow who was allegedly raped by a piggery worker, is safely secured. Read more >
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Undercover Investigation into Victorian Piggery Captures Animal Cruelty and Bestiality
Friday 15 Mar 2024 by
A disturbing revelation has emerged from a northern Victorian piggery, sending shockwaves through the agricultural community. Read more >
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Bradley O’Reilly, 30, has been charged with bestiality after allegedly sexually assaulting a pig at Midland Bacon piggery
Wednesday 13 Mar 2024 by
The man accused of performing a vile act on an innocent sow at a local piggery is the son of the manager of the stockyard, who has been “worried” about animal activists. Read more >
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Pig welfare inquiry participants walk out to avoid seeing footage of alleged bestiality
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Politicians who stayed for the footage from a Stanhope piggery, including the alleged bestiality of a pig by a worker, watched on in shock as it was played to them at the parliamentary Inquiry into Pig Welfare in Victoria. Read more >
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Police say activists inadvertently capture man’s alleged vile act at Victoria pig farm
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a pig farm. Read more >
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Man charged with bestiality after alleged incident at piggery | Shepparton News
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been filmed on hidden camera allegedly performing a sexual act on an animal at a piggery near Stanhope. Read more >
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Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Agricultural exemptions to animal protection laws are leading to cruelty in Victorian pig processing facilities, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. Read more >
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Victoria Police arrest pig abattoir worker with bestiality charge
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A pig abattoir worker in central Victoria is facing bestiality charges after being arrested by Victoria Police. Read more >
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‘Phase out’: Farm Transparency Group calls for pig farming to end
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Animal activist groups have called for an end to commercial pig farming at a state government inquiry into pig welfare in Victoria. Read more >
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been arrested after police allege a vile act was caught on video at a rural pig farm. Read more >
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Shock footage shows alleged vile pig act
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
A man has been charged with bestiality offences after he was allegedly caught on video by animal activists committing a vile sex act at a pig farm. Read more >
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Farm worker allegedly caught having sex with a pig on hidden cameras set up by animal activists to...
Tuesday 12 Mar 2024 by
Animal rights activists who broke into a piggery and installed hidden cameras to record alleged incidents of animal cruelty, found more than they bargained for when the checked the footage. Read more >
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a bestiality charge at Victorian piggery | 7.30
Monday 11 Mar 2024 by
New allegations of animal cruelty at a Victorian piggery have emerged on the eve of a state parliamentary inquiry into the welfare of farmed pigs. Vision captured inside the piggery has led to calls for a complete overhaul in the way we treat pigs raised for food. Rhiana Whitson reports. Read more >
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Allegations of animal cruelty and a charge of bestiality at Victorian Piggery emerge on eve of state parliamentary inquiry
Monday 11 Mar 2024 by
Secret recordings show the legal but inhumane way piglets are killed in Victoria but also lead to a man being charged with bestiality. Read more >
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Illegal investigation by animal rights activists uncovers pigs in sow stalls across Victoria
Wednesday 21 Sep 2022 by
Animal activists have accused several Victorian piggeries of using sow stalls for extended periods, despite the pork industry pledging to voluntarily phase out the practice by 2017. Read more >
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Pigs still held in narrow pens industry promised to ban, Victorian Animal Justice party claims | Animal welfare | The Guardian
Wednesday 21 Sep 2022 by
Pigs in Victoria are still being held in narrow pens that are not wide enough for the animals to turn around, despite an industry promise to stop using them five years ago, according to the Animal Justice party. Read more >
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Notorious Victorian piggery seeks expansion amidst barrage of complaints
Friday 23 Jan 2026
A Victorian piggery accused of bestiality has applied for council approval to expand. Animal activists have rallied to fight the proposal, citing animal welfare, environmental and public health risks. Notorious Victorian piggery Midland Bacon is seeking approval from the Campaspe Shire Council to expand their piggery, with the goal of building three new sheds on their Carag Carag property. This move has animal activists outraged, leading to a storm of objections lead by advocacy group Farm Transparency Project, who have released footage taken at the facility in 2022 and 2024. Midland Bacon featured in national headlines in 2024, after footage captured during... Read more >
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Protest outside Northern Victoria pig farm where 'sickening' bestiality took place
Wednesday 20 Mar 2024
30+ animal activists are protesting outside a Northern Victoria pig farm, after “sickening” bestiality act revealed last week. 30+ animal activists have gathered outside Midland Bacon pig farm in Carag Carag, demanding the release of the sow who last month was captured on camera being raped by a worker, while confined to a farrowing crate. A global petition to free the sow, who activists have named Olivia, has been signed by over 13,000 people. The activists have arrived at the farm with a livestock trailer and are demanding that she be released into the care of an animal sanctuary. The protest has been... Read more >
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Piggery worker caught performing sexual acts on caged pig in ‘sickening’ new footage
Monday 11 Mar 2024
Footage captured last month by Farm Transparency Project shows a worker at a Victorian piggery raping a female pig (sow) who is confined in a farrowing crate. The footage, aired exclusively on ABC's 7.30 program, was captured accidentally by the group, who set out to expose routine animal cruelty ahead of the public hearings for the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into pig welfare, which begin tomorrow (Tue 12 March) in Melbourne. Investigators who captured the footage have said that they were taken completely by surprise by the sickening act, which they reported to authorities as soon as they could. The group have also... Read more >
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Undercover investigation reveals Victorian pig farms still caging mother pigs, 5 years after industry phase out came into effect
Wednesday 21 Sep 2022
Media release by Andy Meddick MP (Animal Justice Party Victoria) - An undercover investigation by Farm Transparency Project has revealed at least six Victorian piggeries are confining mother pigs to small cages, despite an industry phase-out deadline of 2017. Read more >
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