Allain's Piggery (closed)

Blakney Creek NSW 2581, Australia
Name: Allain's Piggery
Address: Blakney Creek NSW 2581, Australia
LGA/Council: Upper Lachlan Shire Council
Council website: upperlachlan.nsw.gov.au
Council email: [email protected]
Summary:

First exposed by Animal Liberation after the Wally's Piggery exposé in August 2012, activists returned in May 2013 to collect further visual evidence. A smaller pig farm than Wally's and Tennessee, it exhibits many of the same industry-standard problems, with pigs confined to sow stalls and farrowing crates.

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Last known status: Closed
Listing updated: 2020
Listing ID: a21ad
Owned by: Allan & Elaine Howard , ABN: 14 055 733 185
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Also known as Clear Hills Piggery. First exposed by Animal Liberation after the Wally's Piggery exposé in August 2012, activists returned in May 2013 to collect further visual evidence. A smaller pig farm than Wally's and Tennessee, it exhibits many of the same industry-standard problems.

Specifically, the most recent investigation into Allains piggery revealed the following observations:

  • Tails and teeth are cut without the use of anaesthetic. An electric cattle prod sits propped up against a wall, evidently used to move sows between the stalls and the crates.
  • The different housing for the pigs at different stages of their development or cycles is located mostly within one large shed complex.
  • Within the complex at least two large areas are devoted to sow stalls. In comparison to previous investigations the sow stalls within Allains piggery are of a smaller volume than what has been seen as typical within the industry.
  • Within the sow stalls, the sows are pressed shoulder-to-shoulder row upon row for the length of the shed, all structures in these areas are covered in a layer of filth. Suffering from open wounds due to their confinement, the sows within Allains Piggery will be forced to remain in their own excrement for 6-16 weeks.
  • Another area of the complex reveals a number of rows of farrowing crates, comparatively less than at other piggeries investigated; overall, the piggery is fairly small.
  • The greater portion of sows and piglets housed within the farrowing crate section suffer from injury and sickness as is illustrated in the footage.
  • An open effluent pit (a collection of faeces, urine and other waste) is located within the same room as the confined sows and piglets.
  • Within the farrowing crate room a layer of filth covers all surfaces, the corrugated tin walls are rusting away and the poles and piping throughout the area are home to a large population of spiders. Rats run freely along the aisles and pipes.

Closed 2019.

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ABN 14 055 733 185 (open lookup)
Entity name A HOWARD & E.S HOWARD (from 10 June 2002)
A & E S HOWARD from 25 February 2002 to 10 June 2002
ALLAN & ELAINE S HOWARD from 23 December 1999 to 25 February 2002
ABN status Active from 23 December 1999
Entity type Family Partnership
Goods & Services Tax (GST) Registered from 01 July 2000
Main business location NSW 2581 from 23 December 1999
ABN last updated 10 June 2002
Extracted from ABR 28 March 2024

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  • Wally's Not a One-off: Two More Piggeries Exposed

    Friday 10 Aug 2012 by Aussie Farms

    This week more undercover footage was obtained from two abusers in NSW: Allain's piggery in Blakney Creek NSW, just an hour north of Wally's, and Tennessee Piggery near Young. Unlike Wally's, these are considered 'good' abusers by the industry. Read more >

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