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Europe's Pig Industry Mad about Undercover Investigation

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Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Tags: europe tail docking pigs factory farm agribusiness. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.)

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Investigation Reveals Cruel Treatment of Pigs in Europe

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It really sucks to be a factory farm pig in Europe. Investigators from Compassion in World Farming found 80 per cent of farms across five European countries engaging in illegal practices such as barren pens and routine tail-docking. Tags: UK europe spain pigs factory farm.

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British-Funded Lab Under Investigation in Malaysia

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Malaysia, under pressure from animal rights activists, is going to investigate Progenix Labs. If animal testing cannot be conducted in the United States or Europe, I see no reason why they should be allowed here," Abdul Aziz was quoted as saying. Tags: animal research malaysia.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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and Europe. To investigate why the kids made this counter intuitive mistake, the scientists rigged the cups to wires and then lowered them over the toy. Tags: guest post animal behavior dogs. Other facilities are operating in the U.S. Perhaps that’s the most telling sign of just how evolved dogs are.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

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I’m not French, and I don’t follow football, but I generally don’t pass up an opportunity investigate holiday drinking traditions. The chicken, which the ancient Egyptians called “the bird that gives birth everyday”, was introduced to Europe by the fifth century B.C., I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend.

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