World Animal Protection staff holding piglet

Surgical castration – an issue that needs your attention

This fact sheet provides information on surgical castration of piglets and boar taint in pork aimed at a consumer audience.

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Pigs in group housing with enrichment

Provision of enrichment for pigs: Why it matters for animals and business

This  fact  sheet  summarises  the  evidence  that  enrichment  is  good  for  animals  and  good  for  business,  and  provides examples of enrichment materials being successfully used by leading producers in different parts of the world. 

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July 2018
7 day old broiler (meat) chickens in a commercial indoor system

The Pecking Order 2021

We've just launched our third global assessment and the 2021 results are shocking. Although there have been some improvements many brands show no ambition to improve standards, subjecting chickens to unnecessary suffering and cruelty. 

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July 2021
Young meat chicken at factory farm

Changing for chickens

The global business case for farming meat chickens more humanely.  This resource sets out the urgent need for modern chicken production to improve. It looks at how the industry can remain relevant, and offer the animals at the heart of the system lives worth living.

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September 2020