#Act4 FarmAnimals In violation of the Pigs Directive 2008/120/EC, tail-docking is still carried out in all European Union’s Member States, with the exception of Sweden and Finland. EC audit on tail-docking in Germany shows 95% pigs have their tails docked in violation of the EU law 10 September 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Spain is the currently the first pig producing country in the EU, with 86,000 farms and 48 million pigs slaughtered in 2016. DG SANTE report finds 98.5% of pigs are routinely tail docked in Spain, the largest porkmeat producing country in the EU 7 May 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
