11. News 2007
presented a life-size pig made of flowers and candy to the San Shia Master Temple in Taiwan, in an appeal to end its cruel pigs of God contest. WSPA condemns Japanese whaling fleets Dec 5, 2007 For the first time since the 1960s,
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12. News 2008
support it has won. Cruel pig competition loses support Dec 9, 2008 Thanks to WSPA supporters and member society EAST, funding has been withdrawn from a cruel weight-based competition that ends with the inhumane slaughter of hundreds of pigs
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13. Act now: Situation remains critical for Egypt’s pigs
to re-home overcrowded city pigs outside Cairo. With no link between pigs and swine flu transmission, no acceptable reason has been given as to why pigs from the city could not be moved to the new farms. Unnecessary slaughter The Ministry of
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14. Poverty and factory farming
Brazil, there were 130,000 pig producers in 1990. Increasing industrialisation meant only 16,000 were left by 2000. In contrast, humane farming allows small-scale farmers to provide food for their families and earn extra income by selling
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15. Protecting pigs: major live importer to end shipments
News 2009 Protecting pigs: major live importer to end shipments
Protecting pigs: major live importer to end shipments Mar 18, 2009
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The public awareness campaign ran on bus posters and in print© Handle
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16. Animal aid reaches Haiti
and vaccines to protect pigs, cattle and other livestock against common illnesses, such as anthrax and pig cholera. “We are now at high risk of disease, which is why it is so important to start a vaccination campaign as soon as
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17. Handle with Care campaign making progress in US supermarkets
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A pig endures long distance transport© WSPA A supermarket chain in Hawaii is reconsidering their pork buying policy after the Handle with Care campaign brought the live transportation of pigs to their attention.
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18. News 2008
support it has won. Cruel pig competition loses support Dec 9, 2008 Thanks to WSPA supporters and member society EAST, funding has been withdrawn from a cruel weight-based competition that ends with the inhumane slaughter of hundreds of pigs
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19. WSPA urges G8 leaders to start serving humane and sustainable farming
Weaner cages on a factory pig farm© Digital Visions Industrial leaders meeting at the G8 summit this week again failed the millions of people around the world who are hardest hit by the current food crisis, failing to recognise the
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20. Urgent help needed for animals that cyclone survivors depend on
Nargis: the body of a pig floats© Getty Images An emergency veterinary team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting entry authority to cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and
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