Countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland have banned both permanent and temporary farrowing crates, opting instead ...

The New Zealand Animal Law Association (NZALA) and SAFE challenged regulations permitting mating stalls and farrowing crates ...

The changes give farmers 10 years to adapt their farm equipment to new dimensions, and restricts the amount of time pigs can ...

The associate agriculture minister announced the rewrite, which undoes a ban on farrowing crates, despite concerns raised by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.

The changes set new requirements for the use of farrowing crates and mating stalls, as well as requirements for space to grow pigs, but they will not come into force until the end of 2035. Associate ...