Castration comes to a standstill in the EU

After years of discussion, a revolution has started to take place in mainland Europe at the end of last year. A sector-wide agreement was reached to end the practice of physical castration in young piglets as from 2018. Until that time, solutions have to be applied now to relieve the animals’ pain. For some, 2018 can’t come quick enough, for others however, seven years may sound too short. “Do you know how many potential consumers will be affected when one stinking pig makes i