Enquiry into British Pig Farming

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Government vets have launched an investigation into Britain's pig farming

industry after disturbing images showing dead and diseased animals were

passed to The Independent.

 

Pork farmers have been conducting a high-profile advertising campaign to

encourage consumers to buy more expensive British produce, claiming that

standards are higher than they are on the Continent. But the images, taken

at farms linked to leaders of the industry, raise serious concerns about the

welfare of the majority of the country's 8 million pigs.

 

Vets at the Government's Animal Health agency, which enforces welfare

legislation and conducts regular inspections of farm premises, said it would

investigate the findings.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/inquiry-into-pigs-at\

-british-farms-covered-in-excrement-and-sores-849200.html

 

 

FYI. It's not news to most people here, I think, but it's good to see a bit

of media attention.

 

Gaya