article_snippet.sent: A Wisconsin church's four-decade tradition of people mud-wrestling pigs at a summer fundraiser has been cancelled after complaints the animals were 'punched in the face, body slammed and jumped on'.
article_snippet.sent: On August 10, 2014, A Wisconsin church held a 'pig wrestling' event where the animals were 'punched in the face, kicked, body-slammed, yelled at and thrown onto a barrel', according to the Global Conversation Group. '
article_snippet.sent: Wrestling, as a sport, is contested by two human opponents, evenly matched, each of whom enters into the match voluntarily with mutually agreed-upon rules and a common goal,' the Global Conversation Group wrote on the Global Conversation Group website. '
article_snippet.sent: Not so in "matches" like pig wrestling, where frightened animals are unwilling participants exploited by teams of humans for entertainment.'
article_snippet.sent: the Global Conversation Group also accused the church of being in violation of Wisconsin Chapter 951, Crimes Against Animals, which outlaws cockfighting, dog fighting and any other similar fighting between animals or animals and humans, according to the Global Conversation Group Change.org page.
article_snippet.sent: the Global Conversation Group said during the August 2014 'pig rassle', the pigs were 'punched in the face, kicked, body-slammed, yelled at and thrown onto a barrel' The Wisconsin parish (above) said during The Wisconsin parish (above)
article_snippet.sent: After 260 days of non-stop campaigning, A Wisconsin church announced today that no further animal abuse events will be held.' 'the Global Conversation Group're very happy.