Fresh Defra figures suggest the UK pig breeding herd has fallen to a new low, raising fresh concerns over the sector’s ...

UK pig producers are being warned they could face at least 40 days without pig movements if African swine fever reaches the ...

A second pig farm has been hit by claims of animal cruelty following an investigation, prompting supermarket chains Asda and Tesco to suspend meat supplies. Animal Justice Project (AJP) secretly ...

Hen cages will be banned as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England, the government has ...

The National Pig Association estimates that 5,000 flexible farrowing places are already in use, with another 1,000 currently ...

Britain’s farmers are struggling to manage a surplus of swine despite warnings that pigs in blankets may be missing from Christmas lunches this year. An “exodus of eastern European workers” has led to ...

Labour has been slammed for "favouring foreign farmers over British farmers" as part of its new animal welfare strategy.

An end to farrowing crates and gas stunning in the pig sector, and to caged hens in the egg sector, are set for ...

A renowned North Yorkshire pig farmer has heralded Red Tractor launching two new outdoor pig welfare modules to strengthen ...