SWEDISH SUPERMARKETS THREATEN BAN AGAINST DANISH PORK
February 8th, 2015
Swedish supermarkets, led by major chain the ICA Group, are threatening to suspend imports of Danish pork following reports by animal rights organisations complaining about the culling of up to 500,000 under-weight newborn piglets, weighing less than one kilo, on Danish farms each year. This cost savings measure is banned in Sweden’s welfare legislation, and normally involves striking the heads of the weakest piglets on concrete floors, claim the animal rights groups. The revelation has caused supermarket chains, including ICA, Willys, Netto and Coop, to ...
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