tail docking

Brazil is moving closer to legislation demanding mandatory group housing for sows, like on this farm in Colombia.

14-08-2018 | News

Brazil about to move forward with pig welfare law

Tail docking using cauterisation. Photo: Ronald Hissink

06-10-2017 | News

Does tail docking hurt for piglets? The search continues

Finisher pigs on straw during a trial in Denmark. Photo: Mona Lilian Vestbjerg Larsen

13-09-2017 | Article

How can enrichment help to reduce tail docking?

Pig bubbles in Denmark and how to burst them. Photo: AlexeyVeselykh

28-08-2017 | Expert opinion

Pig bubbles in Denmark – and how to burst them

Piglet with an intact tail. Photo: Henk Riswick

17-07-2017 | News

Corrected: Pigs feel neuropathic pain due to tail mutilation

Not docked: this pig was allowed to keep its tail. Photo: Hans Prinsen

17-05-2017 | Article

Is it possible to get rid of tail docking?

Denmark premium welfare system for pork. Photo: Henk Riswick

14-09-2016 | Article

Denmark: premium welfare system for pork

What are the effects of tail docking on piglets?

08-08-2016 | Article

What are the effects of tail docking on piglets?

Photo: RBI

08-08-2016 | Article

Tail docking: The final cut?

[Photo: Mark Pasveer]

02-05-2016 | News

EU: Toys should entertain pigs longer