Militant vegan's bizarre claim that Aussie shoppers should be shown animal cruelty videos before buying food - as fed-up farmer slams vigilantes for invading properties
- Activist Chris Delforce said on Sunrise that farmers should show how they kill
- 'The fact is these animals don't want to die,' he said during interview on Tuesday
- David Jochinke slammed vegan protesters who invaded farms on Monday
A vegan activist has insisted that farmers show footage of their animals being slaughtered to make people more aware of animal cruelty.
Chris Delforce, the director of animal rights documentary Dominion, said in an interview on Sunrise that nobody supports animal cruelty but people buy meat because they don't know about it.
He said that farmers should show images of their pigs being gassed to death so customers can better understand where their food comes from.
'They need to be showing the footage of every single pig going into that chamber screaming and thrashing in agony,' said Delforce.
'The fact is these animals don't want to die.'
'They fight to the very last breath and there are plenty of cruelty-free alternatives.
'We can live happily without killing animals, so why wouldn't we?'
His comments came after a wave of vegan protests caused havoc across Australia on Monday.
Protesters chained themselves to vehicles in Melbourne's CBD.
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Activists also invaded abattoirs and farms in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland - actions Prime Minister Scott Morrison described as 'un-Australian'.
Victorian Farmers Federation President David Jochinke slammed the protests during the interview on Sunrise.
He said he respected vegans' right to abstain from meat but said they should not disrupt family businesses and force their views on others.
'What we saw yesterday is completely unacceptable,' he said.
'We are open to having a discussion from where your food comes from and we encourage people to do that but we have to get down to the facts here, and that is that we have the world leading practices in agriculture.
'We don't accept anybody who doesn't adhere to the high standards that we have... and targeting farmers and their families is something we won't stand for.'
In Melbourne on Monday, 39 people were arrested and charged - including a 15-year-old - and commuters were left delayed and outraged.
Mr Morrison said the activists were 'green-collar criminals' who were harming Australian farmers.
Taxpayers will be forced to pay for the disruption caused by vegan activists who shut down the Melbourne CBD (pictured) and targeted abattoirs
In Melbourne, 39 people were arrested and charged - including a 15 year old - and commuters were left delayed and outraged (pictured)
'This is just another form of activism that I think runs against the national interest, and the national interest is being able to farm their own land,' he told 2GB.
The Morrison government has put the Aussie Farms website under privacy laws, exposing it to much tougher penalties for refusing to take down a map of farmers' addresses and contact details.
'I'm expecting state governments - as I'm sure they will - to do their jobs,' he said.
Up to 200 others remained outside the Warwick facility, protesting against what they said was the barbaric slaughter of sheep and pigs.
Mr Morrison said the activists were 'green-collar criminals' who were harming Australian farmers
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