Weaner piglets - When they are six weeks old, piglets are moved to weaner pens where they will begin to be fattened for slaughter. Weaner and grower pens are breeding grounds for cats, rats and flies and many pigs suffer from painful injuries and infected wounds. Piglets will often huddle together for warmth and comfort. - Captured at EcoPiggery, Leitchville VIC Australia.

Weaner piglets

When they are six weeks old, piglets are moved to weaner pens where they will begin to be fattened for slaughter. Weaner and grower pens are breeding grounds for cats, rats and flies and many pigs suffer from painful injuries and infected wounds. Piglets will often huddle together for warmth and comfort.
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Published Mon 3 June 2024
Captured/filmed 2024
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EcoPiggery, Leitchville, Victoria, Australia

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