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The new Animal Welfare Strategy for England was debated in parliament on Wednesday (January 22)

Traffic was held up in Wigan, Greater Manchester, today (January 23) due to a loose pig roaming the streets

Defra and the Welsh Government have confirmed their intention to permit the feeding pig and poultry processed animal protein (PAP) for the first time since it was banned in the 1990s as a BSE control

Officials say strain of African swine fever suggests it may have come from a laboratory

The BBC has removed a clip from a Radio 4 podcast which included the claim that ‘100,000 pigs is not a big pig farm anymore’

The UK Government has been urged to ensure import controls are robust, after Spain confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) since 1994

A decline in feed costs has led to a drop in the cost of production whilst prices hold steady

The demand for Scottish meat has been shown by the amount of people visiting the Quality Meat Scotland stand at Anuga, says chair Kate Rowell

Animal rights activists have been and will be targeting permitted pig units up until the end of the year to conduct investigations into potential animal welfare breaches

Following outbreaks of ASF, nearly 13,000 domestic pigs have been culled or were set to be culled across Viljandi, Tartu and Rapla counties