We are way behind Europe in animal welfare. After eight to twelve hours of transport, animals really begin to suffer.  I've joined Anita Krajnc (the pig trial lady, shown in the video above) many times during the summer of 2013 to give the pigs water while on route to the slaughterhouse and almost vomited at the smell as the pigs have to relieve themselves on route. They also have a much keener sense of smell than we do, so I can't imagine what they go through. The metal trucks are very hot during summer. The current proposals don't make any allowances for our extreme temperatures and don't shorten the transport times enough. Please go to Toronto Pig Saves youtube channel and watch some of the videos to see for yourself.