A plea from Lucy

Lucy has the cognitive capacity of a 3 year old child. But she is not a human toddler. She can learn tricks and will wag her tail when excited. But her life is nothing like a pet dog's. Lucy is locked in a tiny metal crate so small she cannot even turn around for months at a time. She has endured 'surgical' procedures without any pain relief. Sponsor an ad Learn more Watch video Send this to friends If Lucy were born a human child, or even a dog, this would be illegal. But Lucy is one of hundreds of thousands of mother pigs trapped in Australian factory farms — her fate is to produce as many piglets as her body will allow before she can no longer physically cope and she too becomes a product on supermarket shelves. Behind closed doors pigs like Lucy suffer in silence. But this Christmas — during the peak time of production for factory farmed hams — we are breaking that silence. When this powerful radio ad goes to air next week, Lucy's voice will ring out across the country — reminding shoppers that they have the power to vote against cruelty by refusing to buy cruel products. Animals Australia's factory farming ads are getting results. Last year our ad campaigns underpinned the pork industry's decision to phase out sow crates by 2017. But while most pork, bacon and ham sold in Australia is still factory farmed, our work to expose this cruel industry must continue. luciano, you can play a key role in freeing animals from the cruelty of factory farming by sponsoring a Christmas radio ad, or simply sending this important campaign to your friends. This Christmas, we can create a kinder world for animals. Lyn White Campaign Director 37 O'Connell St, North Melbourne Victoria 3051, Australia You have received this alert because turlbombeiro@gmail.com is subscribed to receive Animals Australia e-updates. To unsubscribe, please click here.