Post by dobbie on Aug 1, 2006 20:42:20 GMT -5
A pair of beer-swilling pigs embroiled an Australian pub in an animal cruelty debate.
Visitors to “Pub in the Paddock” in the island-state of Tasmania are invited to pour bottles of beer down the willing throats of resident pigs Priscilla and P.B.
Pub owner Anne Free said Wednesday she was outraged that the tourist attraction had been attacked as cruel in the latest edition of a magazine published by animal welfare group Choose Cruelty Free.
Free said the pigs liked beer. She also watered the beer down to ensure they never got drunk.
“When it’s very, very quiet, I often actually have to go over and give them a couple of drinks because, yeah, they do look forward to it,” Free told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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Visitors to “Pub in the Paddock” in the island-state of Tasmania are invited to pour bottles of beer down the willing throats of resident pigs Priscilla and P.B.
Pub owner Anne Free said Wednesday she was outraged that the tourist attraction had been attacked as cruel in the latest edition of a magazine published by animal welfare group Choose Cruelty Free.
Free said the pigs liked beer. She also watered the beer down to ensure they never got drunk.
“When it’s very, very quiet, I often actually have to go over and give them a couple of drinks because, yeah, they do look forward to it,” Free told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
A true story
