Dear
Aggelos,
We’re
a few weeks into the New Year now--how are your
resolutions going?
Unfortunately,
some EU Member States are not doing well
on one of theirs: improving the welfare
of pigs by moving
all breeding pigs into group housing systems. A Directive
was
adopted in 2001 to ban individual sow stalls from 1st
January 2013 onwards.
However, with just 350 days to
comply, some producers still have a long way to
go.
Sows’
movement in stalls is so restricted, they cannot even turn around for
their
entire gestation period of nearly four months. These intelligent,
inquisitive
animals are practically immobilised, unable to express their natural
range of
complex social, foraging, and exploratory behaviour. The barren stalls
also
lead to behavioural and health problems such as bar biting, foot and leg
disorders,
and infections.
Sign today----speaking up for these intelligent
and sensitive animals is a
resolution you can meet and cross off your list right
now!
Thank
you for taking action and for all you do for the animals,
Sincerely,
Andrew
Rowan
President and CEO
Humane Society International
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