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New Zealand - New pig welfare code draws big public response

A new pig welfare code has drawn a big response from the public calling for an end to the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates in the pork industry. The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee released a draft version of the new welfare code for pigs in March.
26 April 2010
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A new pig welfare code has drawn a big response from the public calling for an end to the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates in the pork industry.

The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee released a draft version of the new welfare code for pigs in March.

It recommends restricting the use of farrowing crates to four weeks post-farrowing from the end of this year.

It also limits the use of dry sow stalls to four weeks after mating from 2013 and supports a complete phase-out of the stalls by 2017.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2010/04/26/1247fec1fc7c

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