Comments on: The Jew and The Pig - On Kibbutz http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: reggie http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/#comment-4423 reggie Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:30:45 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/#comment-4423 I find myself following your postings regularly, in fact I can't wait to check each day just to see what you learned and experienced on the pig farm that day! The conditions sound horrible, and I agree with Michael, tell us more about the practices you're finding. Thanks for sharing it all with us! I find myself following your postings regularly, in fact I can’t wait to check each day just to see what you learned and experienced on the pig farm that day! The conditions sound horrible, and I agree with Michael, tell us more about the practices you’re finding. Thanks for sharing it all with us!

]]> By: Michael Green http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/#comment-4393 Michael Green Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:41:47 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/#comment-4393 Fascinating stuff. The 'Kingdom of Pork' shop in Tel Aviv always makes me chuckle... But seriously, I'd like to know more about how pigs are reared in Israel. Do they use similar intensive methods like in the UK/EU/USA? e.g. Do the sows live outside, are they confined to metal cages (farrowing crates) when giving birth, are mutilations performed (tail-docking, teeth-clipping etc)? From the organic farms I've visited in the UK, pigs are the most amazing, intelligent livestock on earth. If people are going to eat them then they should rear them organically (i.e. outdoors). Intensive pig farming is truly horrific - and very smelly, as Jeff testifies. Fascinating stuff. The ‘Kingdom of Pork’ shop in Tel Aviv always makes me chuckle…

But seriously, I’d like to know more about how pigs are reared in Israel. Do they use similar intensive methods like in the UK/EU/USA? e.g. Do the sows live outside, are they confined to metal cages (farrowing crates) when giving birth, are mutilations performed (tail-docking, teeth-clipping etc)?

From the organic farms I’ve visited in the UK, pigs are the most amazing, intelligent livestock on earth. If people are going to eat them then they should rear them organically (i.e. outdoors). Intensive pig farming is truly horrific - and very smelly, as Jeff testifies.

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