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 ...

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 ...

I WOULD like to bring to more people’s attention a shocking example of what I believe to be animal cruelty in the form of the pig farrowing crate. The farrowing crate is a metal cage in which sows are ...

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), ...

Cruelty toward animals comes in many forms and venues. In order to become a more humane nation, we must first recognize abuse when we see it, then take steps to end it. That’s what makes us a ...

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 ...

SPCA is calling on New Zealanders to make their voices heard on the Government’s proposed changes to pig farming regulations, a cruel and outdated practice which would allow the current use of ...

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’ ...

An action plan that would see the end of farrowing crates being used in the UK has received pan-industry support, including from the retail sector. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) launched the plan ...