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Pearls before swine

Items of quality [meat] offered to those [consumers] who aren’t cultured enough to appreciate them [pigs].

Guideline 2008/120/EC

  1. Pigs have permanent access to a sufficient quantity of distracting material to improve the welfare of the animals.
  2. A chain alone is insufficient

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The Council of the European union laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.