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Scottish animal charity condemns 'cruel' use of farrowing crates on farms

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“There is no place for this practice in modern Scotland."
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“There is no place for this practice in modern Scotland."

More than 5,500 letters have been written to Scottish Government calling on them to ban farrowing crates for pigs. OneKind, an animal welfare charity in Scotland, has received 5,527 responses (as of...

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