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

LabourStafford

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 Zeichner
We 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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