Whilst I was interning at PETA (People for the Ethical treatment of Animals) in the USA in 2005 I participated in a rescue of a pig who was being mistreated. It was decided as his pain and illnesses were too great that he would be euthanized. He was given the needle in the back of the PETA van by the rescue worker. We started driving back to PETA headquarters and I lay down next to him, consciously giving him Reiki as I wanted to help facilitate a smooth transition from the physical world.
We realized something strange was happening as his breathing kept continuing, despite the large dose he had been given. Something made me relax and go into a receptive mode to understand what was happening. I immediately reliased that he wanted to relay information to me before he passed away. This was the second time that I consciously received a telepathic message from a non-human animal and I am still to this day, unaware of how truly powerful these messages can be when it comes to healing the planet and creating a better world for non-human animals.
He actually said to me “To help make a difference to the lives of pigs in Australia you need to visit one of the worst piggeries” and he gave me the name of a town “Gatton” which I had never heard of. I made notes of this and promptly forgot about it. Months later in Australia, I came across these notes and did some research on this town and found that there is a university there that does pig research. I visited with a couple of friends and took some photographs. They seemed to be doing different experiments and the one that stands out to me the most is sow stalls with red lights that seemed to provide some sort of heating. If you have never heard of sow stalls and not sure what they are, I encourage you to watch this video from animals Australia, or do your own research.
Help End Factory-Farming at AnimalsAustralia.org It’s so important to understand what’s really behind the process of having ham, bacon or pork on your plate.
I told a few people about it, but nothing came of it. I often think of this situation and wonder how to proceed. Having just returned to Australia I thought this morning it would be a great time to pursue it further.
I did some internet research and came across an article called “Pigs tell humans what’s good for them”, an experiment that was being conducted by the university. Apparently pigs have similar digestive tracts to that of humans; so they are doing research on pigs to evaluate why some foods are better for humans than others.
I am not a scientist but would think there would be much more efficient ways to find out why some foods are better for humans than by experimenting on pigs. We have different digestive systems, and more importantly, very different environmental factors, by that I mean humans live different lifestyles to pigs whom are kept in confined conditions like they are at this research facility.
Pigs have so much more to offer, like their friendship, their wisdom, their humor and love. More on pigs later.