Quarter of UK meat imports from farms with worse animal welfare
At least 25% of meat in the UK has arrived from overseas farms that do not have to meet national standards of animal welfare, it has been revealed. Thats the conclusion of an investigation which found that more than half the bacon sold in the UK comes from Holland, Denmark, Germany and Italy, where farmers are permitted to keep sows in smaller pens, and for longer periods.
The survey also found that 43% of other pork products came from Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, where poorer conditions on pig farms are also allowed.