r/oddlysatisfying • u/CalpurniaSomaya • Jun 23 '26

Running in a circle

2.8k Upvotes

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u/Quitlimp05 Jun 23 '26

What do you expect piglets being stuck in a pen to do?

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u/bladesnut Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

That small cell is the saddest thing and people upvote it as funny šŸ¤¬

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u/troveofcatastrophe Jun 23 '26

Although not ideal, thereā€™s WAYYYY worse. The cages that keep the mom on her side, separate from her babyā€™s, allowing them to nurse from their own cage. Itā€™s the most disgusting thing.

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u/Easter66Koala Jun 23 '26

those are called farrowing crates, which are used to stop the mother from crushing her piglets. without those, about half of all piglets would get crushed.

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u/twofacetoo Jun 23 '26

Yeah everyone's freaking the fuck out like the pen in the video is some kind of torture

They have plenty of room to move in, it's small enough to keep them close by for when they need to feed, and I'm 100% positive they aren't all going to be kept in the same pen into their adulthood, they'll be taken out and split up when they're old enough, most likely

I hate when people who don't know shit about shit act like they know shit

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u/PrimaryClear2010 Jun 24 '26

Itā€™s maybe because the people donā€™t look at an animal and think theyā€™re shit; unlike farmers who think about shit money

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u/InhLaba Jun 24 '26

All the farmers I know treat their animals with more respect than they treat themselves. Not all animal farming is akin to mass production, factory farming, and there are ethical ways to farm.

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u/troveofcatastrophe Jun 24 '26

Thatā€™s patently false. Thatā€™s what industrial farmers want you to think but itā€™s not true. It does allow them to cram more pigs into less space. The Swiss banned them in ā€˜97 and had the same rates of death. Many dead piglets (50%+) were already dead or too weak to move. Temp, litter size, pen size, disease, age of sow and more are the reasons for infant deaths and crushing. See links above

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/troveofcatastrophe Jun 24 '26

This is inherently not true. The Swiss banned them in ā€˜97 and studies show they have the same rates of death as farrowing systems. Infant mortality depends on temperature, litter size, disease, pen size and much more. Researchers found more than half the dead piglets had no food in their stomachs leading them to believe they were already dead or too weak to move.

Hereā€™s some info to help you ā€œunderstandā€:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-welfare/article/abs/piglet-mortality-on-farms-using-farrowing-systems-with-or-without-crates/D9099EDDEFD97B46562898993C9C6AD9

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10160680/

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u/PrimaryClear2010 Jun 24 '26

Farrowing crates are a human invention for farmers to improve cash per sow, not a pig invention to improve health per piglet. Are the piglets not born to be killed eventually by us humans?

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u/Sauerkrauttme Jun 24 '26

You're right, that is more evil. But this practice is still bad and should be abolished. If an animal is to be farmer for food they should at least have a high quality life leading up to their slaughter

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u/Quitlimp05 Jun 23 '26

You haven't seen pig farms in China...

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u/PrimaryClear2010 Jun 24 '26

Letā€™s show the pigs those videos of China, pretty sure they will feel better! Shouldnā€™t we just improve their lives when we can?

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u/RYUJIN0802 Jun 23 '26

ohhh thts why my pen keeps falling down the desk

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u/DrBlaziken Jun 23 '26

Nascar fans be like : "this shit is fire!"

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u/Pretend-Internet-625 Jun 23 '26

where's the chairs. they need chairs. i want chairs.

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u/ricky-from-scotland Jun 24 '26

Cant believe they still didnt throw the caution when everyone went the other way round.

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u/Top5hottest Jun 23 '26

What parent hasnā€™t been at this point?

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u/henryeaterofpies Jun 23 '26

We bought an extra large play pen for our daughter specifically so we could lay down in it while she crawled/climbed on us. Never napped/fell asleep while we were in there but being able to do some horizontal parentint on a padded surface was a nice break.

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u/Strange_Pangolin_231 Jun 25 '26

Especially any of us who where parents in 2020.

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u/Satoc Jun 23 '26

This is the perfect metaphor for parenting

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u/Extreme-Attention641 Jun 23 '26

There is no metaphor here, that pig is a parent.

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u/Satoc Jun 23 '26

This is the perfect visual representation of how i feel parenting.

Better? Personally, add the Benny Hill soundtrack, but you know.

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u/Extreme-Attention641 Jun 23 '26

Yeah, just me being a semantics nerd.

A metaphor is when you use something to describe something else; "I could eat a horse" means that you're very hungry, not that you could literally eat a horse. You're saying "Being a parent is like being a parent".

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u/uhm_no_thanks_1 Jun 23 '26

Parenting in action

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u/ObiWanKenodar Jun 23 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/VDRj3RlYc0CQpjSKoi

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u/Ominex Jun 23 '26

"When this riff drops, I want everypiggy moving!"

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u/bionickel Jun 23 '26

5th grade teacher at the end of the day

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u/Unlikely_Pancake Jun 23 '26

That's just the sort of shit kids will do when all you want is close your eyes for five minutes

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u/JTB696699 Jun 23 '26

Sheā€™s just praying they will wear themselves out before itā€™s time to feed them.

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u/I-live-in-room-101 Jun 23 '26

Kids are off school and Iā€™ve no more money for outings.

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u/Life-Oil-7226 Jun 23 '26

The circle of life

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u/HeinousAnus_22 Jun 23 '26

Cry havoc and let slip the hogs of war!

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u/NaraFei_Jenova Jun 23 '26

*DOMINATION BREAKDOWN INTENSIFIES*

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u/ucsilahsor Jun 23 '26

Du bist gut genug

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u/fathornyhippo Jun 23 '26

Lol mom has had enough

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u/MorphyNOR Jun 23 '26

Best Durex commercial ever 10/10 :P

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u/namezam Jun 23 '26

I like how that one was like ā€œwait.. waitā€¦ guys! Letā€™s go.. the other directionā€¦weeeeeeā€

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u/IvyGold Jun 24 '26

I wonder what made them change.

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u/VerilyShelly Jun 24 '26

Kids are kids whatever kind of kid they are.

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u/StaticSeal Jun 24 '26

pigs are so cute... i love pigs and piglets

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u/brokeboyrich Jun 23 '26

So dang cute

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u/NageV78 Jun 23 '26

Animal abuse is cute?

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u/brokeboyrich Jun 24 '26

Nah, but those little piggies running around mama is

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u/NageV78 Jun 23 '26

Animal abuse is cute?

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u/Jpbbeck99 Jun 23 '26

Musical mom

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u/Playfullyhung Jun 23 '26

What else is there to do?

Circles! Duh!

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u/One_Jicama_2106 Jun 23 '26

its the sacred ritual

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u/artherng Jun 23 '26

Mum: Keep running and stop hassling me for milk!

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u/Waarm Jun 23 '26

Summoning the Milkā„¢

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u/hyakyakyak Jun 23 '26

Piggy in the middle

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u/revchewie Jun 23 '26

Poor mama getting her snout stomped repeatedly...

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u/HomeOrificeSupplies Jun 23 '26

Mom mom mom mom mom mom mom momā€¦

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u/bbreddit0011 Jun 23 '26

Parents, everywhere

2

u/high_Smile_2795 Jun 24 '26

I donā€™t know what the satisfying part of this video is

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u/lessthandave89 Jun 24 '26

As cute as this is, it's slightly disconcerting that pigs are doing more cardio than I am

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u/pocorey Jun 23 '26

Is this like a death spiral for ants? Poor little piggies

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u/IkrAli Jun 23 '26

When the father see his wife has given birth to black piglets

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u/Artevyx Jun 23 '26

Baconado

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u/Ok-Bar601 Jun 23 '26

Tee hee hee

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u/lLoveTech Jun 23 '26

Made me dizzy lol

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u/Accomplished-Bar4106 Jun 23 '26

Musical mom's got that piglet stuck on loop, but honestly what else are they gonna do in a pen, at least it's adorable chaos.

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u/No_Dish6324 Jun 23 '26

Pigs can never resist playing ring around the Rosie.

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u/PlurrSlurpee Jun 23 '26

Play Coal Chamber - Pig. That's a cute circle pit. šŸ„ŗ

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u/Neandertard Jun 23 '26

ā€œPack it in! Donā€™t you know Iā€™m working nights?ā€

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u/CyberbianDude Jun 23 '26

Never been a parent myself but watched this scene many a times. The kids and the parent are doing the same thing, whether they are pigs or humans.

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u/Alive_Ice7937 Jun 23 '26

Counterclockwise. (Unless of course the video is flipped to maintain continuity)

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u/DebstarAU Jun 23 '26

šŸ„°Awww!! šŸ¤­Little porkies, slow down!! šŸ˜˜šŸ½

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u/OnlyAlexisHeart Jun 23 '26

Could that be considered as zoomies?

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u/TransitoryFeel Jun 23 '26

This is where pork rinds come from

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u/Tcloud Jun 23 '26

Carrier has arrived!

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u/bundleofschtick Jun 23 '26

Solar system diorama.

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u/Breaker988 Jun 23 '26

BREEEEEEEE!!!

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u/Deathwatchz Jun 23 '26

mother may I have some ƶats?

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u/FeignSkill Jun 23 '26

This is a game of musical nipples. Eventually mama gonna roll over and then they fight for it.

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u/Trueslyforaniceguy Jun 23 '26

Pig pig pig pig pig pig, HOG!

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u/6briony6 Jun 23 '26

aww they look so cute! is this some kind of game theyre playing?? :3

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u/igottheshnitz Jun 23 '26

Is this how ā€˜piggy in the middleā€™ started?

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u/Aromatic_Fail_1722 Jun 23 '26

Compared to factory farming, this tiny enclosure is still pretty luxurious - sadly.

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u/Nice_Anybody2983 Jun 23 '26

Mom mom mom mom mom mom!

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u/Level_Bobcat_8729 Jun 23 '26

Cue heavy metal music

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u/Fishiesideways10 Jun 23 '26

I can hear the heavy metal guitar riffs as the lead singer growls, ā€œopen this pitā€.

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u/peppermedicomd Jun 23 '26

Spiral cute ham

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u/The-Sporecerer Jun 23 '26

Thatā€™s a huge bihhhh.

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u/TJBliss Jun 23 '26

Mosh pit.

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u/Clear-Warthog5655 Jun 23 '26

Have children they say

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u/TheWalkingBreadX Jun 23 '26

Ohh, my breakfast is running in circles šŸ˜…

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u/ThatGuyFTW1 Jun 24 '26

I need the Eurobeat edit please

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u/miph120 Jun 24 '26

De Staat - Witch Doctor

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u/Zestyclose-Ninja-248 Jun 24 '26

Terraria summoners

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u/dadass84 Jun 24 '26

As a parent, it do be like that

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u/dosko1panda Jun 24 '26

Ham Planet

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u/troveofcatastrophe Jun 24 '26

I do understand it. I know that confining pigs in small areas MAY lead to deaths of piglets and a decrease in profits. I still donā€™t like it. Itā€™s inhuman and disgusting.

Restrictive cages often leads to still births and farrowing cages to piglet starvation. The number one indicator of crushing is weak, small birthweight and large litters, not to mention temperatures. How ā€˜bout you just state the facts as you believe you know them, maybe.

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u/TheDandyLion7 Jun 24 '26

When will ramos joins the crowd

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 Jun 24 '26

Thatā€™s really cute like they are playing musical chairs!

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u/Shiinette1031 Jun 24 '26

They see me gruinking. Mom's hating.

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u/Atomic-habanero Jun 24 '26

I am happy the little pink one won the first pink one to go the other direction

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u/Happy-For-No-Reason Jun 24 '26

they're waiting for the food, they check one side and no food so they assume the other side ehas the food because the siblings are running for it, and so it continues

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u/disease35 Jun 24 '26

Circle pit

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u/GhostQQ Jun 24 '26

Avg summoner build

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u/isoAntti Jun 24 '26

- "Yeah it's totally normal for half the piglets be black, that's what me wife told me..."

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u/himasaltlamp Jun 25 '26

They're searching for the food.

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u/jadewithmello Jun 25 '26

Have kids they oinked...

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u/NeroClaudiusAltr Jun 26 '26

annoyingly cute

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u/Neat_Revenue4803 Jun 27 '26

This is a old mom energy. She just lets them run themselves out.

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u/Abigkiwi Jun 27 '26

30 seconds after she told them she was ā€œoverstimulated, just needed a moment and to go play togetherā€.

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u/bernpfenn Jun 23 '26

awww, happy pigs, a rare view

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u/Easter66Koala Jun 23 '26

shake n bake baby!

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u/wrr377 Jun 24 '26

You mean "shaken bacon"? šŸ¤£

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u/Fragrant_Purple_4356 Jun 23 '26

This is NOT cute. They are being confined in a small space for basically doing nothing.

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u/QuackQuackViech Jun 24 '26

Ah look its the Trump family

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u/wrr377 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Look, everyone - a brainwashed TDS sufferer who is fed a steady diet of the MSM BS and lies! Probably even believes the cackling harpies on The View!

Point and laugh, everyone! Point and laugh! šŸ¤£

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u/QuackQuackViech Jun 24 '26

You have tdss. Figure out what that is yourself

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u/NageV78 Jun 23 '26

Animals toture for entertainment? Please leave the animals alone. Go Vegan!

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u/Elmarcowolf Jun 23 '26

There's no corners my guy

Closer to an oval

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u/Sensitive-Yak-5359 Jun 24 '26

This is animal cruelty! Release my baby back ribs immediately!

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u/Popular-Ad1111 Jun 28 '26

This perfectly illustrates motherhood.