Letter Published in the Independent 4 December 2

Dear Editor

The harrowing cruelty inflicted on pigs as reported in the Independent(3 December) is soul destroying. Despite their promises of adhering to strict animal welfare standards the supermarkets like Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Asda continue dealing with slaughterhouse companies who flaunt the rules with impunity. Consumers should shun meat by adopting a plant based diet. That is the only way the suffering of animals in slaughterhouses will stop.

Nitin Mehta