HBO Presents "Death on a Factory Farm"
A new HBO documentary has been made about a court case involving an Ohio Hog facility.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle seems to be making a 21st century re-emergence. The sounds of deformed little piglets whose heads are being smashed and the site of sows left to die in fetid pens are just a couple of the horrors to which viewers will be subjected. HBO bears all in the new documentary, Death on a Factory Farm, as reported by the New York Times.
The documentary follows "Pete" (a code name) as he investigates the Wiles hog farm near Creston, Ohio. He secretly documents what he discovered during the six weeks he worked there. Hired by the Humane Farming Association of San Rafael, Calif. for this project, "Pete" recorded the abuse of the hogs that he found there. The association hopes to build an animal-cruelty case around the shots he was able to get.
The point of the show is to point out the cultural divide that animal rights activists have been fighting for years. To some people, these graphic images are simply not upsetting. To others, it is as important as any social movement. The divisive beliefs about the treatment of animals is the biggest obstacle that many activists face. This documentary tries to sway those on the other side of the fence.
