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Re:The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident by jestar_jokin on Monday October 06, 2014 @08:42PM (#8419174)
Maybe you think pigs are dirty as they wallow in mud? This is because they lack functional sweat glands, and can't pant like a dog can. They wallow to keep cool.

I'd be curious to know if "savaging" (eating/killing their young) occurs outside of factory farms. I imagine if it does, the likelihood is a lot lower.

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Re:The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident by unethical_ban on Monday October 06, 2014 @10:13PM (#8419400)
It's an anecdote, but my mom grew up on a small farm and she remembers hearing the squeals of a piglet as the sow ate it one time. She didn't eat pig for a while.
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