Thursday, 30. January 2003
Topic: - on January 30, 2003 at 5:21:33 AM CET
Farmers must keep pigs happy
Britain's farmers could face a fine if they fail to cater for the emotional well-being of their pigs.
Under a new ruling from Brussels, the country's farming community must provide their animals with "manipulable material" to give environmental enrichment.
The European Commission says this includes straw, hay, wood, compost or sawdust.
The aim is to keep animals contented and also prevent them from attacking each other.
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