Time coming, the trailer filled with other pigs. All of them were anxious and soon they started to talk. It turned out that all had been sentenced that day and nobody had any idea what awaited them. Finally, the truck started to move and after a two hour ride it pulled up outside a large building. The dozen or so pigs were unloaded and herded into a pen. All around them they saw other pens filled with pigs. Some were rather young like them, others full grown hogs or breeders. In the distance, they could make out other species such as cattle or sheep. It was a huge chatter of animal voices and an increasing smell as nervous animals defecated. Finally, things calmed down. People began to sit around a large ring in the middle. Lynn presumed that this was probably some kind of auction. Indeed, a quarter of an hour later a voice from a loudspekaer announced today's auction. It started with the cattle and the pigs could hear how the auction went. Round after round the animals for sale were announced and their features announced. Lynn was disgusted to hear words like "good yield", "high meat quality", "excellent genes". These were people after all - or at least had been. Finally, it was their turn. The loudspeaker voice announced: "Twelve pigs, mixed sex, individually on sale. All from the convict program. Perfect for meat production. As you can see all promise good growth and perfectly shaped hams." The bidding went quick and before they really knew what was happening they were sold one by one. Lynn was lead to a very small trailer that only offered space for two or three pigs. Soon after she was joined by a sow named Trish. Trish was also a convict, her crime being continued disobedience at school.
Then their new owner arrived, an elderly man, who briefly looked in, nodded, and drove off. After a one hour ride they arrived at a small detached country house. There he lowered the ramp and ushered his two new sows into a narrow sty filled with hay. It also included a little outdoor pen filled with hay and mud. "Welcome, ladies.", he finnaly began to speak. "This is your new home. My name is John and I live here alone. I bought you because I like to raise my own pork. I wnat to know where it comes from and so on. So, the deal is plain and simple: I will give you a good life and treat you fairly. You grow fat and behave like a docile little piggy should. Oh, and please don't expect any mercy. I have nothing against you, but my own son was seduced by a little bitch like you were a few years ago and fell into the hands of criminals who sold him as a bull to a slaughterhouse. So I think it is only fair if I eat a bitch once in a while. And finally: Don't try to escape. It won't work and if you try, I would have to slaughter you immediately. Your two predecessors understood the rules and last week I gave them a wonderful slaughter. Now they fill my freezer and my smoking chamber!"