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Large slaughterhouses will have one year to adapt to the new regulations and small slaughterhouses will have two.

EFSA has published a scientific opinion on the welfare of pigs on farm, the first of several opinions on animal welfare to be delivered in the coming year in the context of the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.

The UK has set out plans for government funded vet visits, grants for animal welfare improvements, and health and welfare priorities for the swine industry.

On-farm animal welfare rules: MEPs call for clarity and uniform implementation.

The Institute's objective is to promote scientific and technological research and make it more accessible to small and medium-scale producers.

This new obligation is accompanied by training for pig and poultry farm reference persons.

On January 1, 2022, the decree prohibiting the castration of piglets without anesthesia will come into force.

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), the National Institute for Drug and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), and the Danish Veterinary and Food Agency (DVFA) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue cooperation between Colombia and Denmark in veterinary and food safety matters.

As of January 1, 2022, castration of piglets in France must be performed painlessly under anesthesia and analgesia.

EU animal welfare legislation needs an update and uniform application in all Member States, Agriculture MEPs say.

At the Agriculture Ministers' Conference in Dresden from September 30 to October 1, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture called on the state ministers to commit to the conversion of livestock farming.

New regulation requires minimum floor space for breeding sows and bans the sale of pork in California that does not come from animals housed under these standards.

A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

Caged animal farming could be phased out in the European Union by 2027, say MEPs

UK launches first ever action plan to improve the welfare and conservation of animals.