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- One of the UK’s Largest Pig Farms Closes Down Following Animal Welfare Breaches https://www.nxtaltfoods.com/news/articles/plant-based/one-of-the-uks-largest-pig-farms-closes-down-following-animal-welfare-breaches/ 54 comments
- Aberdeenshire pig farmer under investigation for animal welfare breach https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/19270603.aberdeenshire-pig-farmer-investigation-animal-welfare-breach/ 8 comments worldnews
- Call for higher animal welfare standards for Parma ham pigs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62065102 5 comments worldnews
- Plans to grow human organs inside pigs condemned by animal welfare campaigners http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3626943/scientists-growing-human-organs-inside-pigs.html 5 comments worldnews
- EU revealed to be world's biggest live animal exporter - Bloc exported more than 1.6 billion chickens, pigs, sheep, goats and cattle in 2019, but faces criticism over welfare failings - New analysis suggests the EU could be responsible for up to 80% of the global trade. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/eu-revealed-to-be-worlds-biggest-live-animal-exporter 4 comments europe
- Tail amputation in pigs appears to evoke acute and sustained changes in peripheral mechanical sensitivity, which resemble features of neuropathic pain reported in humans and other species and provides new information on implications for the welfare of animals subjected to this type of injury. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05404-y 15 comments science
- British Govt to Repeal Animal Welfare codes - Conservatives are repealing an array of official guidance on standards, starting by putting the code on chicken-farming into the hands of the poultry industry. Other sectors to control their own rules include cattle, sheep & pig farming industries. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/25/government-planning-to-repeal-animal-welfare-codes 54 comments worldnews
- Spanish pig farm investigation finds violation of EU animal welfare law: "pregnant sows kept in sow stalls so narrow that they cannot even turn around." Also finds "painful and routine mutilations," and overcrowding, says welfare group http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/07/03/2013/138020/video-spanish-pig-farmers-flout-sow-stall-ban-says.htm 139 comments worldnews
- Pork prices likely to rise due to expected drop in pig numbers with tougher EU animal welfare rules - Spain, a major producer, will be especially hard hit, since credit squeeze will make it harder to comply. Already banned in Britain & Sweden, traditional stalls for pregnant sows are outlawed. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/02/uk-pigs-europe-idukbre8410wv20120502 6 comments worldnews