Pig scrambles are cruel
Thank you Concord Monitor for covering a story regarding upcoming legislation to ban pig scrambles. I have attended the scrambles at the Cheshire Fair and they are clearly animal abuse. The young pigs are roughly handled, chased, pulled and sometimes even sat on, then stuffed into a bag on a hot summer day. The rules are clearly not followed. Pig scrambles are no fun for the pigs at all. If this were to happen to dogs or cats, there would be an animal cruelty fine. However, these are just pigs right? A lot of research has shown pigs are more intelligent than dogs. With this legislation to ban pig scrambles, maybe New Hampshire can lead the way in stopping animal cruelty as entertainment. I sure hope so.