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Ban the use of farrowing crates in the UK
Closed
89 signatures
What the petition asks
Farrowing crates, profoundly similar to sow crates which were banned in the UK in 1999, are long, narrow crates in which sows are contained during gestation. It's still legal to use farrowing crates in spite of them having the same implications to animal welfare as the sow/gestation crates.
Pigs are intelligent, sentient beings and these crates deny their natural behaviours. This frustration can be displaced to damaging abnormal behaviours such as self-mutilation due to the intensive conditions. Farrowing crates severely restrict the sow's movement and deny them the instinctual urge to build a nest, worsening their frustrations. Having been made illegal in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland, we should follow this route of progression to maintain our reputation for good animal welfare.
Timeline
| 16 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
89
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Nov 2017
Closed
16 May 2018
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