Fairgoers watch as Yorkshore Cross piglets are born at the livestock nursery at the California State Fair farm in 2005. Manny Crisostomo Sacramento Bee file Two animal rights organizations are suing ...

Traditional farrowing crates are used in the pig industry as they give piglets the best chance of survival. However the supermarket drive to increase pig welfare in indoor systems could see them ...

A lecturer in animal welfare says the pig industry should be phasing out farrowing crates in 10 years. Supermarkets have already banned pork where sow stalls are used during pregnancy. Now pressure is ...

Christine Jardine MP for Edinburgh West joined Humane World for Animals UK at its Edinburgh stop on its ‘Crate Britain’ tour last week to support their goal of a ban on the use of farrowing crates for ...

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 ...

A new report, released today, shows the use of farrowing crates are unnecessary, illegal and harmful to New Zealand pigs. SAFE is presenting Parliament with copies of the report, as part of an ongoing ...

There is a bit of concern rumbling around the pig industry this month ahead of a debate in September on the ‘End the cage age’ petition, disseminated by NGOs (non-governmental organisations), calling ...

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With a gentle, expert touch, pork industry executive Phil Borgic inspects the sow in the tight metal crate. For almost her entire life, iron bars will hold this mother pig on the slotted concrete ...