Pig singers 'stand by their ham'

In what they say is a last-ditch attempt to save the country's pork industry, dozens of pig farmers gathered in London on Thursday aiming for an Internet hit with their song "Stand by your Ham".

The song - which reworks Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" with a porcine theme - is intended to alert the public to a sector that farmers say is being pushed to extinction by greedy supermarket chains and rising feed prices.



"Stand by your ham," runs the chorus. "Sausages, pork and bacon/Help us stay in business/Because our pigs are worth it/Stand by your ham."

You can hear Stand By Your Ham here.