Piglets got to rest before being slaughtered
The piglets were calmed down by their former owner who arrived at the scene and spoke to them calmly. Photo/Brunavarnir Árnessýslu
All the piglets that escaped unscathed from an accident on Wednesday night when a lorry carrying to them to the slaughterhouse overturned, have now been slaughtered. Before being slaughtered they received care and were able to rest. Most of the meat will be used for human consumption.
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Lorry carrying over a hundred piglets to the slaughterhouse is overturned
There were 114 piglets inside the lorry but 30 animals died, either as a result of the crash or had to be put down due to their injuries. The head veterinary authority has approved of the way the piglets were treated following the accident and that the slaughterhouse, the former owners of the pigs and the vets made sure that their welfare was put first.
