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 ...

Piglet survival and sow health are likely to be compromised if a sound system is not in place during farrowing. Therefore, stockpeople need to ensure that attention to detail is enforced before, ...

Lower piglet mortality is the goal when Norwegian researchers study the conditions of perky newborn piglets and their mothers. Several countries aim to reduce the loss of piglets using a system in ...

Several factors affected potential piglet output, BPEX’s Angela Cliff told producers and industry representatives at an Improving Piglet Survival workshop last week. “Stillbirths account for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The National Pig Association has challenged a claim made on BBC Farming Today that sow farrowing crates will be banned “within four years”.

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 ...

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 ...