The government funded the PigTail Project to help understand how Irish pig farmers felt about tail docking and identify ...

Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) panel has published a scientific opinion on the issue of tail-docking in ...

Castration and tail docking are common management practices performed on commercial swine farms in the US and around the world to reduce adverse behaviors and the occurrence of boar taint. However, ...

Tail biting is a common issue within commercial pig production. It is mainly an indicator of inadequate housing environment and results in reduced health welfare and production. To reduce the impact ...

The horrible fates of factory-farmed pigs are relatively well-known: They live crammed in drab confinement. Their tails are docked, they’re castrated to reduce aggression, and they’re stuffed with ...

The University of Helsinki, alongside the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Pork and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (RSPCA) in the UK, have joined forces ...