Defra has updated its code of practice for the welfare of pigs, which includes revised guidance on issues such as enrichment, tail docking and record keeping. The code is the practical interpretation ...

A new pig code is expected to be in place by April next year. Professor David Mellor, Chairman of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) said this allows those who have already made ...

Scientists have decoded the pig genome, revealing that besides ham, bacon, the domestic swine may play a key role in fighting human diseases. Pigs and humans share 112 DNA mutations which in Man have ...

New Zealand's leading animal welfare organisation has added its voice to calls for an urgent review of the government's Welfare Code for Pigs. The Royal New Zealand SPCA says that Parliament's ...

One of the most controversial practices in Canadian agriculture is on its way out with the release of the updated Pig Code.

There is “no question” Coun. Michael Janz violated the city’s code of conduct when he retweeted a social media post that referred to a police officer as a “pig,” Edmonton’s integrity commissioner has ...

Pork Chop, the 200-pound potbellied pig whose brief escape in April roiled his Eggertsville neighborhood, remains at home in the hamlet, in violation of Amherst's zoning code. That's according to the ...