A consultation on phasing out the use of carbon dioxide in the slaughtering process for pigs is launched today. The vast majority of pigs in the UK are stunned using CO2 but last year the government ...

Animal rights campaigners have claimed victory after ministers moved to ban the stunning of pigs with carbon dioxide.

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The provincial government of Occidental Mindoro has lifted its temporary ban on the entry of live pigs from provinces that were designated animal disease risk zones, ...

Campaigners expressed "relief" that the practice of using high-strength carbon dioxide to gas pigs would be phased out ...

A statement said proposed alternatives such as argon gas and electrical stunning “substantially reduce animal suffering”.

A group of pigs released onto the A127 near Basildon have been saved from slaughter by Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary in Asheldham ...

A new Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) proposal will see carbon dioxide stunning be replaced by humane alternatives.

PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck visits Preston, highlighting pig farming, pork production and animal cruelty during its UK and ...

Feed can determine whether a farmer makes a profit or loss, while diseases can wipe out herd. Kalro experts advise on best ...

Through a consultation, launched today and running until 21 December, the government's proposals would see the pork industry ...

Whole-genome sequencing traced livestock-associated MRSA ST398 from German pig farms through slaughter into fermented ...