Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58850
Pigs: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Question
Leigh Ingham
Labour — Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of farrowing crates on the welfare of pigs.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerWe remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. Defra’s statutory welfare Code of Practice for Pigs states that the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer...
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