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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Shocking farm footage shows piglets with tails cut off and mothers crammed into tiny cages

World Animal Protection/Tracks Investigations

Footage shot on British factory farms that show piglets with tails cut off, mother pigs in metal cages the size of a fridge and chickens struggling to breathe highlights typical conditions in which meat animals are reared, say activists.

The World Animal Protection organisation says the photos and video “expose the myth” of the UK’s world-leading animal-welfare standards. It is calling on the government to ban new factory farms and prevent them from expanding.

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