A sow in a caged pen - While pregnant, and between pregnancies, sows are kept in muddy, concrete pens, or in small pens with metal bars. This is an example of group housing, considered a more humane alternative to sow stalls. - Captured at Scottsdale Pork piggery, Cuckoo TAS Australia.

A sow in a caged pen

While pregnant, and between pregnancies, sows are kept in muddy, concrete pens, or in small pens with metal bars. This is an example of group housing, considered a more humane alternative to sow stalls.
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Published: Wed 10 Jan 2024 by Farm Transparency Project
Captured/filmed: September 2023
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Licence: Creative Commons License
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Country: Australia
Location: Scottsdale Pork piggery, Cuckoo, Tasmania, Australia )