Sign! To: EU Ministers of Agriculture, and Members of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council In a large majority of farms in Europe, pigs are often kept in barren conditions, on slatted floors without straw or bedding, suffering routine mutilations, in breach of the European law designed to protect pig welfare. Despite countries having had almost 11 years to implement this legislation, its requirements are not properly enforced and rules are being regularly flouted across the EU: this is causing suffering to millions of pigs every year in the European Union. We, the undersigned citizens, are particularly concerned that in many EU countries: • the EU bans on routine tail docking and teeth clipping and grinding are often ignored • the EU requirement for pigs to be given straw or some other natural material so that they can engage in their innate investigation behaviours is often being ignored • many sows are still being kept in narrow stalls for months at a time despite the EU-wide partial ban on sow stalls We really want this to end, and for farmers to comply with the law. We therefore urge you to take immediate action to ensure your country is fully compliant with the Pigs Directive (2008/120/EC) and to encourage your colleagues in other EU Member States to do the same.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:25:37 +0000
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