National Pig Association - The voice of the British pig industry

Pig World logo

Home > News

News

18th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Do not feed food waste to pigs - campaign stepped up


The UK administraions have joined forces with the NPA and other industry bodies to remind pig keepers not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals.

15th Dec 2017

NPANews

Ed's Brexit round-up


The NPA's Ed Barker summarises the major Brexit developments in another busy week. 

15th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Brussels sets in motion plans to address tail biting  


Member states have been asked to provide an action plan outlining how they intend to tackle the problem of tail biting in pigs.

14th Dec 2017

Prices

FSA failing to deliver data from abattoirs


Potentially valuable data gathered from Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspections at abattoirs is not being passed back to producers, it has emerged.

13th Dec 2017

NPANews

NPA offers festive food for thought for PM and other key politicians


It has not been an easy year for Theresa May and her colleagues, what with Brexit and various other political challenges.

12th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Defra introduces animal sentience requirement in draft Bill


Defra has published a draft Bill on animal welfare that sets a requirement for the Government to treat animals as sentient beings. 

12th Dec 2017

Environment

EA extends controversial charges consultation


The Environment Agency has extended the consultation on controversial new charging proposals by two weeks.  

11th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Prime time warning on food imports as ASF threat grows


The risk to the national pig herd from African Swine Fever (ASF) was highlighted to the wider public during a BBC Countryfile programme on Sunday.

8th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Progress made in developing new livestock traceability system


NPA chief executive Zoe Davies is working with Defra and other industry stakeholders to design a future livestock traceability system to replace eAML2.

6th Dec 2017

HealthWelfare

Well-known academic honoured for contribution to pig welfare


Professor Sandra Edwards has been recognised for her ‘immense contribution’ to pig farming and animal welfare.