03/10/2026
The pig industry relies on the blood of pregnant horses.
Pregnant mares are kept on ‘blood farms’ and are repeatedly, forcibly impregnated so their blood can be harvested for PMSG - a hormone used by the pig industry to manipulate mother pigs’ reproductive cycles and increase litter sizes.
Blood farms operate in countries including Iceland, Argentina and Uruguay. Their product ends up in pig farms here in the UK.
It’s another example of how animal agriculture treats animals as production units - extracting whatever it can from their bodies to produce more animals, more ‘meat’ and more profit.
And while these practices are horrific, the problem isn’t simply that animals are being treated badly. The problem is that we’re treating animals as commodities at all.
There is no ‘ethical’ way to exploit animals for profit.
Animals are not products. They are individuals who deserve to live for themselves.
You choose what you pay for every day.
Choose vegan.
Footage: Animal Welfare Foundation