Midland Bacon

97 Robertson Rd, Carag Carag VIC 3623, Australia
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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 >

  • 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 >

  • 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 >

  • 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 >