They lie on bare concrete without straw or any other form of bedding. The piglets are taken from the sow as soon as possible, so that she can be made pregnant again, but they never leave the shed until they are taken to slaughter.
但是在今天的工厂化农场中，怀孕的母猪被圈在狭窄的板条箱中，既无法转身，更无法向前或向后多移动一步。它们躺在光秃秃的水泥地上，既没有稻草也没有其它任何铺垫物。为了母猪能够再次受孕，小猪出生后会在最短的时间内被带走，在被宰杀之前，他们没有机会走出饲养棚一步。