Animal science experts have known for years that pigs are highly intelligent and sensitive animals — they feel the pain of their torture on factory farms intensely, both physically and psychologically. Yet, their abuse continues each day.

And, that is why pigs so urgently need your help. Please consider making a donation today to Farm Sanctuary’s Pig Protection Campaign to help end their suffering.

Producing litter after litter to maximize profits, sows are being pushed to their biological limits, and mortality rates are increasing on factory farms. Sadly, the survivors live only to suffer and then die a brutal death. At slaughterhouses, many pigs are inadequately stunned, leaving them merely paralyzed, feeling and watching their own journey to slaughter. Some enter the scalding tank fully conscious and are boiled alive.

Farm Sanctuary’s groundbreaking campaigns are stopping this intolerable, cruel treatment of pigs. We just celebrated an historic step forward for pigs in the state of Arizona with the passage of Proposition 204 to ban gestation crates! And, in 2002, pig gestation crates were outlawed through a citizen initiative in Florida, too!

Our investigations are playing the vital role of exposing the abuse that takes place behind closed doors. Through legal and legislative actions, we are passing laws to ban cruel agribusiness practices and ending the suffering of thousands of pigs. And, through our rescue programs, we are bringing abused and neglected pigs to safety, for rehabilitation and lifelong care at our shelters.

Farm Sanctuary recently provided investigative footage to Los Angeles’ KNBC, which aired in an exposé for the evening news. This effort educated millions of viewers about the abuse of pigs on factory farms and challenged Corcpork, one of California’s largest breeding facilities, to stop torturing pigs.

Farm Sanctuary has also filed an historic lawsuit against Corcpork, to stop the cruel treatment of pigs on their farms. California law mandates that “every person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area shall provide it with an adequate exercise area.” We are arguing that Corcpork’s intensive confinement of pregnant pigs in gestation crates without access to any exercise area at all, let alone the ability to turn around, violates this law and must be stopped! This is just one of our campaigns in states across the U.S. to protect pigs and end their pain. Together, we can gain protection for ALL pigs.

But, to advance these campaigns, we must commit substantial resources to our legislative and legal efforts for pigs. We can’t do this without the financial support of Farm Sanctuary members. We need your donation today to the Pig Protection Campaign to directly fight to free pigs from crates, and bring needy pigs and piglets to sanctuary.

When we lift a suffering piglet from a crate, and carry her in our arms to our rescue trailer, we often whisper to the pig to tell her that she doesn’t need to be afraid anymore … that she is on her way to a special place where she will be free, happy and cared for — forever. With your help, pigs who once suffered untold pain and horrors can now live a peaceful, natural existence with mud and grass under their feet, and warm sun shining down on them.

But this is an overwhelming task, and there is so much to do to accomplish what pigs so desperately need us to.

Please, look into a pig’s eye and remember that each of the millions of pigs suffering right now on factory farms have feelings, and need protection. These pigs are helpless, and in despair. Thank you for acting today to help them. We can’t do it without you.