Ban the use of farrowing crates for pigs

Closed 372 signatures

What the petition asks

I know that sadly the last petition on the issue ended without receiving a debate. Pigs have high cognitive intelligence that has been proven to be higher than that of cats and dogs - it is cruel enough to put them through the pain of death and unwanted pregnancy, but a farrowing crate is torture.

https://www.seeker.com/iq-tests-suggest-pigs-are-smart-as-dogs-chimps-1769934406.html
For those who do not know, a farrowing carts is a metal cage where pigs spend 5 weeks unable to turn around during the pain of pregnancy and a few weeks thereafter. Many pigs go through this process a number of times in their life so are unable to access their young or nurture them properly.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=ans_pubs

Timeline

20 Dec 2018	Petition opened for signatures
20 Jun 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 372

Status Closed

Opened 20 Dec 2018

Closed 20 Jun 2019

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