Animal cruelty charges laid a year on from piggery footage (opens original article in a new tab)

The RSPCA has charged five individuals with animal cruelty related to an Adelaide Plains piggery investigation, a year after covert footage was released. Fourteen pigs were euthanized during a raid, and the case will be heard in court on July 7. A separate piggery fire in September 2025 killed over 200 pigs, which the authorities deemed unrelated to the investigation.

• RSPCA charged five people with animal cruelty after a piggery investigation
• Fourteen pigs were euthanized following a 2025 raid prompted by activist footage
• Charges include 49 counts of ill-treatment against a person linked to Andgar Piggery
• Court date set for July 7 for the animal cruelty case
• Piggery fire in September 2025 killed over 200 pigs, unrelated to the investigation