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 ...

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 ...

There are conflicting reports regarding the effect of farrowing house accommodation on piglet performance. The aim of this investigation was to use a systematic review and meta-analyses to summarise ...

Animal welfare activists, public submitters and the associate agriculture minister are still at odds around the use of farrowing crates and mating stalls at pig farms, amid the release of covert ...

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’ ...

Independently commissioned research has revealed that an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders oppose the Government's proposal to extend the use of farrowing crates until 2035. SPCA is encouraging ...

Uncertainty remains about potential new farrowing system regulations requiring the industry to switch from conventional to flexible farrowing systems. These provide ...

Waitrose has become the first major UK retailer to stop using farrowing crates in the production of all its own-label pork products. It has moved all the Danish pig farmers supplying its bacon and ...