Pigs| Sows in gestation craters are severe Animal Abuse

A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming, in which a female breeding pig (sow) may be kept during pregnancy, and in effect for most of her adult life.^[1] The enclosures measure 6.6 ft x 2.0 ft (2 m x 60 cm) and house sows that weigh up to 900 lbs (408 kg).

The floors of the crates are made of concrete, and are slatted to allow waste to be collected below.^[3] A few days before giving birth, they are moved to farrowing crates, where they are able to lie down to nurse and the piglets have room on the sides to get away from the sow to sleep and play.

 gestation crates  are  animal abuse