Published: 23 Jan 13 06:07 CET | Print version
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A German pig farmer who posted a web feed on Facebook with live updates from his pigsty was surprised to receive more than 1,000 outraged comments in just a few days from users shocked at the "animal hell" it showed.
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It looks cleaner,as in my living room.
Schweinerei !!
It is hardly the hallmark of a good EU member to be routinely flouting so many EU regulations, particularly when member states have had over a decade to adjust to the new rules.
Sow Stalls or Farrowing Crates are outlawed in both countries and by EU directive. Sows must be kept in social groups and free to move. These devices are allowed in both countries and by EU directive from a few days before birth to a couple of weeks after for protection of the piglets because being squashed by mum is their single biggest danger at that age. Defra, the UK government department admits that it isn't a great solution but doesn't have a better idea.
Classic battery cages for hens have been outlawed in Germany since 2007 and enriched cages since 2009 - while the UK was embarrassed by news that the old sort were still in use in the UK by a few farms in 2012. The EU has found the following countries are failing to deal with the battery hen problem: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain. Perhaps, you are confused by "kleingruppenhaltung (small group cages)" which are permitted by the EU but not a great solution and the Germans have promised they will be all gone by 2020 - however, they are still ahead of the pack.
Generally, Germany and the UK tend to agree on animal welfare. It is human welfare where the disagreements begin.
People do not understand that vegetables, fruit, nuts and beans provide ALL the protein the human body needs.
And if you taste meat and really pay attention to how it tastes, its BORING. Much more boring than everything else. Why do McDonalds load their burgers with tons of sugar, salt and other things? Because they would not sell otherwise.
If you demand low prices, farms will turn into factories. If we buy from small farmers who use methods that you are comfortable with we will all eat better, be healthier and there will will be many more jobs for farmers.
Absolutely. For those of us who will not give up meat, this is the best option.
Vegetarian is Native American for "Bad Hunter". :^D
Good for you if you can find everything you need in vegetables and the rest of what you describe, but I can't. You live in a cartoon world if you think Popeye finds all his iron in spinach.