Georgia Animal Rights and Protection started this petition to Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce and 13 others
Every September, the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in Georgia hosts a greased pig chase. For hours, one by one, terrified piglets are brought into an arena and thrust towards mobs of screaming children who run after them grabbing and clawing to try to be the first one to “claim” the pig.
After being roughly handled, the pigs are chased by children, teens, and young adults who pile on them with their full body weight. Pigs suffer emotionally and physically as they are body-slammed to the ground and their limbs, ears, and tails, are yanked, bent backward, and twisted by the frenzied crowd. GARP documented the event workers slamming the pigs down, slapping them, and spitting on them in front of the crowd.
Pigs are sensitive, intelligent, affectionate animals who experience physical and…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Ugh. This reminds me of a third-rate, small town rodeo I once went to, and for the calf roping, you could see in the poor calf’s face the fear and nervousness. The insensitive clods probably didn’t notice or care.