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The Government is asking for feedback on whether farrowing crates should be banned or simply limited in their use. Farrowing crates keep sows in a confined spot during the final months of their ...

A British farmer shares their insights on confining mother pigs in farrowing crates, which make the animals ‘stressed, scared, emotionally broken and depressed’, and calls for governments to support ...

Transitioning from conventional farrowing crates to flexible farrowing pens will bring many challenges, along with significant opportunities to further improve pig welfare, based on producers’ ...

The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...

A ban on using farrowing crates on UK pig farms has been called for by a number of non-government organisations in recent years. Although there are no imminent plans to change leglislation, the ...

An influential Tory animal welfare group that counts Carrie Johnson and Michael Gove among its patrons today launches a new campaign in tribute to murdered MP Sir David Amess. The Conservative Animal ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it ...

The Assam government has prohibited the manufacture, sale, and use of gestation and farrowing crates in pig farming, following an appeal from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), ...