Vets in the UK are calling for controversial pig farrowing crates to be banned which could trigger other countries around the world to follow the same path. The crates, used to confine pigs before ...

New joint policy position on the use of farrowing crates published with the Pig Veterinary Society alongside new statistics ...

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for a ban on the use of farrowing crates, which confine female pigs ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The transition away from farrowing crates in the UK pig farming sector is accelerating following new plans towards better animal welfare.

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Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’ ...

The British Veterinary Association and the Pig Veterinary Society have issued a new joint statement calling for farrowing crates to be banned. Farrowing crates are the small pens that 60% of sows ...

The farm assurance scheme has kicked off a consultation on proposals to introduce voluntary Enhanced Welfare and Free Range labels for UK pigmeat ...

Norfolk Senior High student Dominic Nienaber has ambitious plans for his future. Just finishing his junior year, he will ...

Adfree Cities said the ads misleadingly represented the welfare standards afforded to animals farmed under the RSPCA Assured ...