I took my son to the setup they had at Riverside library. I was shocked at the condition of some of the animals they brought (namely the duck and the pig). What was more appalling was the lady hitting the pig hard when it was rooting in the grass (a completely natural action). The pig stopped rooting when she yelled at her to stop but she then walked across the pen, hit the pig hard on the back and the pig began to whine and go to the other side and lay down against the pen. I was completely shocked she did this especially in front of children and families. Later when talking about the animals we saw, my 21 month old son said ""pig cry pig cry."" I will be looking into ways to report this incident to the proper authorities for further investigation.
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