I don’t think many people know about this. I only recently found out about it and initially doubted its veracity. It just seemed so utterly horrific that I thought it must be made up.
But it’s real.
And I think consumers should make informed choices.
Here is a link to a recent article about this industry. Do you accept this as part of humanity's way to acquire food?
https://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/en/news/no-end-to-the-cruel-blood-mare-business-in-iceland
Below are excerpts from an Animals’ Angels article about a 2023 documentary exposing the abhorrent practice.
“the hidden blood business makes painfully clear, the blood extracted from pregnant mares at blood farms is collected under brutal conditions and comes at an unacceptable price.”
“PMSG has been used by industrial animal breeders for over 40 years to increase the fertility of sows and other farmed animals but is now considered by many to be an outdated solution.”
