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Pig behind a fence in Mexico - World Animal Protection - pig sentience
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Do pigs feel emotions?

Posted on 26/07/2023 by World Animal Protection

Often underestimated, pigs are incredible animals that possess a rich and complex range of feelings.

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Animals in food systems
Animal sentience
Pigs
Pigs in a group pen

Not convinced you could become vegetarian? Eating less meat is still better for farm animals, the planet and your health

Posted on 26/04/2018 by Steve McIvor

An ethical approach to eating meat can make a huge difference to your life and the lives of billions of factory-farmed animals

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Factory-farmed mother pigs in cages

It’s time to rip the antibiotics band-aid off factory farming

Posted on 11/04/2018 by Jacqueline Mills

For the wellbeing of pigs and people, the overuse of antibiotics must no longer prop up factory farming

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Animals in food systems
Barren environments and lack of stimulation produce boredom and generates abnormal behaviours.

Pigs outsmart people by staging nightly escapes

Posted on 11/04/2018 by former employee Jonty Whittleton

Some factory-farmed mother pigs are proving their high intelligence by breaking out of their cages each night.

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Animals in food systems
Animal sentience
Mother pigs in cages on a factory farm - Pigs in farming - World Animal Protection

The heartbreaking story behind intensive pig breeding

Posted on 22/01/2018 by former employee Jonty Whittleton

The story of mother pigs in factory farming is a sad one. Tens of millions of pigs spend their entire adult lives in a space no larger than a fridge. Find out...

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Animals in food systems
McDonald’s fails to serve up happy deal for chickens

McDonald’s fails to serve up happy deal for chickens

Posted on 03/11/2017 by former employee Jonty Whittleton

Iconic food brands like Burger King, Starbucks and Subway are improving life for chickens but a recent announcement from McDonald’s shows that it still has a...

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Animals in food systems

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