Esther the Wonder Pig Has a Message About Gestation Crates for New Jersey’s Governor Christie

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/esther-the-wonder-pig-has-a-message-about-gestation-crates-for-new-jerseys-governor.html

by Alicia Graef November 5, 2014 4:00 pm



She has her own bed in the living room, takes baths in the tub, loves treats, sleeps on the couch, plays in the yard and has preferences and a personality that her family has grown to know and love. Her life is typical of a beloved companion animal, but she isn’t one: She’s a commercial pig who got really, really lucky.

She’s become known as Esther the Wonder Pig, and she’s been acting as an ambassador for pigs everywhere. She’s been inspiring change starting at her own home with her two dads, Derek Walter and Steve Jenkins, who have become vegan and advocates for farm animals since she came into their lives two years ago.

Since then, Esther has gained quite a following of people who love her garnering nearly 200,000 Facebook fans just by being her ordinary self and showing people that the animals we collectively call “livestock” are individuals and so much more than a meal.

Now she’s speaking out for pigs in New Jersey who are suffering as a result of being confined to gestation crates.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/esther-the-wonder-pig-has-a-message-about-gestation-crates-for-new-jerseys-governor.html#ixzz3IPY13M2D

[shenmue]

1. I'm pretty sure Esther would be a better governor

[MoonRiver]

2. What happens to those poor highly sentient beings is horrific!