Animal Activists Take On Walmart With Inflatable Pig

Animal rights activists lined up next to a large inflatable pig and waved signs in protest last Wednesday outside a Walmart in Eugene, Ore. The activists were protesting what they call unsafe animal practices. Walmart denies the group's claims.

Nov 15, 2012

Animal rights activists lined up next to a large inflatable pig and waved signs in protest last Wednesday outside a Walmart in Eugene, Ore. The activists were protesting what they call unsafe animal practices. Walmart denies the group's claims.

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