This adult novel's central theme is how the cruelties of modern farming oppress animals and brutalise the humans involved. The reader cannot fail to support Big Pig as the book follows his rebellion against his human oppressors. This book is not suitable for children, or the faint-hearted who might be offended by the cruder aspects of human behaviour, and contains profane language. This gripping novel ends with a ray of hope that one day a more enlightened view of how we treat animals will prevail.