News & Media: Farm leader investigated over alleged animal cruelty
Farm leader investigated over alleged animal cruelty
The Victorian Farmers Federation’s pig group president has stepped aside while alleged animal welfare breaches are investigated, following the release of graphic footage allegedly taken at his northern Victorian piggery.
Agriculture Victoria is investigating video footage of dead piglets, some which appear to have been eaten, and others with open, infected wounds, allegedly taken at Eco Piggery, co-owned by the VFF’s pig group president David Wright.
In March and April, animal activists from Farm Transparency Project claim they installed hidden cameras inside the Leitchville piggery owned by Mr Wright and Colin Sinclair, owner of Benalla Abattoir.
