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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julia Kollewe

UK supermarkets urged to stop selling Parma ham from EU caged sows

Sows are seen in cages in western France
Sows in cages in western France. The UK banned the practice in 1999. Photograph: Jean-François Monier/AFP/Getty

Animal welfare campaigners are calling on UK supermarkets to stop selling premium ham, including Parma, produced in “sow stalls” on EU farms.

An undercover investigation conducted by Compassion in World Farming (CWF), an animal welfare campaign group, found that sows are forced to spend many weeks in cages so small they can only stand up and lie down.

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