Christensen Farms & Feedlots of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota,
says the 4.5-minute video gleaned from undercover filming between November and
February presents abuses taken out of context.
The Christensen family continues to run the farm it started
and grew to 162,500 sows in six states.
They issued a news release saying they have recently
introduced carbon dioxide for euthanasia and defending tail docking and
gestation-stall housing.
Christensen has dismissed some of the employees depicted in the
video.
Mercy For Animals has shot similar underground videos in
Canada, including at the largest dairy farm, Chilliwack Cattle Company of British
Columbia, and Hybrid Turkeys headquartered in Kitchener, Ont.
