#Act4 FarmAnimals Experts say region is losing the battle to stop the biggest animal disease outbreak the planet has ever faced 'No way to stop it': millions of pigs culled across Asia as swine fever spreads 6 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Tesco has pledged to look into eradicating sow stalls in its Thai supply chain after criticism from animal welfare campaigners. Calling on Tesco to end use of sow stalls in Thai pork production 9 May 2019 WAP
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animal activists have slammed an English primary school after they revealed they were to slaughter pet pigs to teach children about the food chain. Leeds primary school to slaughter pet pigs to teach children where meat comes from 1 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals African swine fever (ASF), the most significant threat to the pig industry worldwide, has spread to more than 55 countries on three continents, and it affects more than 77% of the world swine population. First oral vaccination of Eurasian wild boar against African swine fever virusshows promising results 26 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals China is home to around half of the world's pig population Is China losing the battle against African Swine Fever? 25 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The White Coat Pig Interprofessional (INTERPORC) has created the certification seal "CERTIFIED ANIMAL WELFARE". Spanish pig industry launches welfare labelling scheme 24 April 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Essere Animali has released a new investigation that documents the cruel procedures that more than 9 million pigs endure on Italian factory farms. The release of the investigation also coincides with the launch of a campaign with a petition, #SOSpigs. ESSERE ANIMALI: #SOSpig campaign 10 April 2019 Essere Animali
#Act4 FarmAnimals The fattening houses, in which pigs are kept until they are slaughtered, are to become "more animal-friendly". Criticism over German government plan to allow farmers a 15-year period to renovate pig stables 6 April 2019 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
#Act4 FarmAnimals Animals that are transported at summer temperatures still experience too much heat stress. As summers get hotter, Dutch animal organizations ask for stricter heat protocol for livestock transport 26 March 2019 Dierenbescherming
#Act4 FarmAnimals Improving animal welfare is the primary objective of this mobile slaughterhouse project led by Bio Normandie, "it is an increasingly strong demand from consumers and breeders" explains Christophe Dupeyré, project manager in the association. A mobile slaughterhouse project in France for pigs, sheep and goats 21 March 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Prevention and punishment of false declarations of compliance with animal welfare eligibility criteria made in order to obtain promotional funding Pork meat: EC states that false claims by producers of compliance with animal welfare standards can lead to reduction or suspension of promotional funding 28 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, have temporarily banned live exports. Dutch vets association supports Bavarian decision to temporarily ban live exports 27 February 2019 Caring Vets