{"id":52031,"date":"2024-04-18T18:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T22:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/les-cochons-et-les-truies\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:34:58","slug":"pigs-and-sows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/pigs-and-sows\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigs and Sows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"52031\" class=\"elementor elementor-52031 elementor-49298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c04822c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c04822c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4558105\" data-id=\"4558105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fbb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6fbb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b5e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b5e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While everyone is familiar with pigs, few understand their true nature.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48409c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c48409c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5cca9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5cca9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Or that their cognitive abilities are often likened to those of dogs? They can even recognize human faces!<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e6cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40e6cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc53590 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc53590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5423c06\" data-id=\"5423c06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6eb28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6eb28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a7100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a7100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a 2015 study, two Vietnamese pigs demonstrated their ability to associate gestures and words with objects and actions.<sup>1<\/sup> This is similar to what dogs do when they hear the word \u201cball\u201d and understand what it means, or when they respond to commands like \u201csit\u201d or \u201cstay.\u201d<\/p><p>Believe it or not, <b>pigs can even play video games. <\/b>In a study published in the journal <em>Frontiers in Psychology<\/em>, scientists taught four pigs how to manipulate the joystick of an arcade game to earn rewards.<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Even when the treat dispenser malfunctioned, Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory continued playing, encouraged by the researchers. In fact, the pigs\u2019 performance was significantly above chance, suggesting they grasped the connection between the joystick and the movement of the cursor on the screen.<\/p><p>Pigs are also capable of <b>emotional contagion<\/b>, meaning they can sense and share the emotions of other pigs around them. This finding is particularly relevant, since these animals are often raised, transported and slaughtered in large groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884ce44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"884ce44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1c0d13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1c0d13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe2103\" data-id=\"4fe2103\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e1b7ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e1b7ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf959ca\" data-id=\"cf959ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16942e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e16942e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff371ae\" data-id=\"ff371ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bb800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62bb800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a939f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a939f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Did you know?<\/span><\/h4><p>Pigs were domesticated around 8,000 years ago. Their ancestor, the wild boar (Sus scrofa), is a sociable and intelligent animal who lives in groups on a vast territory and travels dozens of kilometers every day. Domesticated pigs have retained several traits from their wild ancestor, including their sociable and intelligent nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d73a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53d73a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba751a2\" data-id=\"ba751a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9c09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9c09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fig. 1&nbsp;A family of wild boars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b545d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07b545d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bf1021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bf1021\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-654f940\" data-id=\"654f940\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920f3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"920f3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The life of pigs raised for consumption in Quebec<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6041742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6041742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2630704 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2630704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Quebec, approximately <b>7.1 million pigs and sows are raised each year for slaughter.<\/b><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0At the moment, pigs and other farmed animals are excluded from the basic protections of the <em>Animal Welfare and Safety Act<\/em>. This is what the typical life of pigs in the Quebec pork industry looks like:<\/p><p>Piglets are weaned at the age of 3 to 4 weeks. If destined for fattening, they are sent to a \u201cfinisher\u201d where they live in groups with other piglets of the same age for 18 weeks before being transported to the slaughterhouse.<sup style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">4<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">\u00a0<\/span>Pigs have a lifespan of about 15 to 20 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a212f2\" data-id=\"4a212f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749dbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"749dbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 2 Curious piglets on a windowless farm in Canada.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fded3f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fded3f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3da8666\" data-id=\"3da8666\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447bad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"447bad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46c3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a46c3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A female piglet destined to become a breeding sow will go to a \u201cbreeder\u201d where, from the age of 1, she will have an average of 2.5 litters per year. The sow will spend most of her life in a gestation cage or a farrowing cage, both of which are barely larger than her body.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e3341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2e3341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5558d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5558d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These cages prevent the sow from expressing her most basic natural behaviours, such as moving around, exploring her environment, searching for food, interacting normally with her peers, building a nest before farrowing, and so on. This deprivation causes not only frustration and stress, but also physical damage: sows confined in these cages suffer more from leg weakness and lameness due to lack of physical activity. Shoulder injuries and urinary and vaginal infections are also common.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921ba90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"921ba90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a0ebaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a0ebaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcf6c5e\" data-id=\"bcf6c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35ff40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a35ff40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-1-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-1-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-1-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-1-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-1.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 3 Sows in gestation crates, Quebec.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-824f615\" data-id=\"824f615\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccdee86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-2-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-2-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-2-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-2-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-2.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4 Young pigs crammed into a pen, Canada.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05853df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05853df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7d6569\" data-id=\"e7d6569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f0914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"47f0914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e23552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e23552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The higher an individual\u2019s cognitive abilities, the greater their needs for stimulation and enrichment. <b>As intelligent and curious creatures, pigs can quickly become bored when they don&#8217;t have opportunities to explore new things in their environment and root around in the soil.<\/b> Despite having been domesticated for thousands of years, pigs have kept many of the natural behaviours of their ancestors, wild boars, and are highly driven to express them.<sup>5<\/sup> Farmed pigs will always have the instinct to express natural behaviours such as searching for food, wallowing in mud to regulate their body temperature, building nests and raising their babies in a family. The farming environment rarely allows them to fulfil these needs, often leading these animals to develop aggressive behaviours or stereotypies\u2014repetitive behaviours without apparent function\u2014such as biting the ears, flanks or tails of other pigs, chewing on cage bars and sham-chewing (continuous chewing without the presence of food in the mouth).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef666b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ef666b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95a61e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95a61e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b08e16f\" data-id=\"b08e16f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc8416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bc8416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current industry practices<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a042de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a042de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7679def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7679def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there is a <i>Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs<\/i><sup>6<\/sup>, it does not carry the force of law in Quebec. Worse, this code permits several practices that are incompatible with animal welfare.<\/p><p>Firstly, male piglets are typically castrated a few days after birth. The farmer or their employee makes an incision in the scrotum of the piglet and then removes the testicles. The <i>Code of Practice<\/i> allows for castration without anesthesia on piglets under 10 days old, and most of them are indeed castrated before reaching this age.<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0However, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) considers this <b>procedure painful regardless of age<\/b> and advocates for the use of analgesia and anesthesia. The CVMA also states that there are alternatives to surgical castration of piglets, such as immunocastration<sup>8<\/sup> and the marketing of intact male pigs, as is done in Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d365c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9d365c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39fe1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c39fe1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anesthesia suppresses the ability to feel. It can be local or general.<br>Analgesia eliminates or mitigates pain without suppressing the ability to feel.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01822a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e01822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fig. 5 Piglets crammed into a pen on a large hog farm, Quebec.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b4b31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0e928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0e928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secondly, the <i>Code of Practice<\/i> permits other common practices, such as <strong>tail docking and teeth clipping, as well as ear tattooing, ear notching and ear tagging<\/strong> for identification purposes. These procedures are painful and stressful for the animals undergoing them.<\/p><p>Note that during handling or movement, pigs can be directed with electric prods. Also, the <i>Code <\/i>allows for killing by blunt trauma as a method of \u201ceuthanasia\u201d for piglets weighing 9 kg or less. Blunt trauma is administered by holding piglets by the legs and then striking the top of their cranium firmly and deliberately against the floor or another flat hard surface, or by delivering a quick and powerful blow to the top of the piglet&#8217;s skull using a blunt object.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79282e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79282e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab852e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab852e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf0e7\" data-id=\"6ecf0e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1a0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea1a0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-3-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-3-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-3-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-3-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-3.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 6 Pigs crammed together at the entrance of a slaughterhouse, Ontario.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c412d08\" data-id=\"c412d08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b339f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b339f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-4-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-4-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-4-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-4-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-cochons-1080-x-590-px-4.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 7 A trembling piglet dying on the floor of a farm, Quebec.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df2e17d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df2e17d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbf1c10\" data-id=\"fbf1c10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ce3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3ce3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d7713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d7713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">None of these practices would be permitted by law if applied to a dog or cat<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7890f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7890f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68bec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68bec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2014, plans for a shift toward group housing for sows have been included in the <i>Code of Practice<\/i>. Initially, the deadline was set for 2024, but the pork industry requested an extension until 2029. <b>This transition period is far too long for sows<\/b>, which may be confined to gestation and farrowing cages for most of their lives.<\/p><p>However, the Code amendment committee could not reach an agreement on this extension. The 2014 Code, and any deadlines it provides, thus stands as the only valid version of the <i>Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs<\/i> until such time as a complete amendment or revision of it is agreed upon as part of the process led by the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC).\u00a0<\/p><p>However, according to their own forecasts, producers are unlikely to meet the 2024 deadline. Moreover, the Government of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s website states that farmers have until 2029 to comply with NFACC requirements\u2014as if the extension had been granted.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p><p><b>While the pork sector claims to enforce full adherence to the Code of Practice on its producers, this is clearly not the case here.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2593cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2593cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a9d6c\" data-id=\"f5a9d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fa771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09fa771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016766f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"016766f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elsewhere in the world<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d145a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f2d145a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1647f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1647f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laws governing the farming of animals for consumption vary greatly from one country to another. <b>Some countries<\/b>, such as the UK and Ireland, have <strong>outright banned pig castration<\/strong>.<sup>9<\/sup> In Norway, it must be performed under local anesthesia by a veterinarian. In Switzerland and the Netherlands, castration requires general anesthesia.<sup>10<\/sup><\/p><p>Tail docking is prohibited in certain countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania and Finland).<sup>11<\/sup><\/p><p>The duration of confinement for sows in gestation crates is limited to a maximum of 4 weeks in the European Union, 10 days in Switzerland, 8 days in the UK and 4 days in the Netherlands. Confinement in this type of cage is banned at all times in a dozen U.S. states, including Arizona<sup>12<\/sup>, California<sup>13<\/sup>, Florida<sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0and Rhode Island.<sup>15<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6157d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6157d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a7bf01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a7bf01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4373cda\" data-id=\"4373cda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67ec59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b67ec59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0659d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d0659d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you can do to help pigs and sows<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8867504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8867504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Here are a few ways you can help pigs and sows:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8efdad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8efdad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70bf700\" data-id=\"70bf700\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d1201 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"86d1201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-signature\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-016101e\" data-id=\"016101e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9856cd elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9856cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sign to protect them. <\/b>If you haven\u2019t already done so, we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign our manifesto<\/a> asking for a regulatory framework governing the living conditions of pigs and other farmed animals in Quebec, endorsed by nearly 40 well-known figures in Quebec. This manifesto aims to amend laws so that these animals can finally receive the protections they deserve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d27d0e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d27d0e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af559f2\" data-id=\"af559f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e3d3b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a0e3d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-podcast\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b687f57\" data-id=\"b687f57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d664a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d664a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about pigs by listening to the episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/balado\/#balado2\"><em>Les porcs aiment-ils jouer?<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from our French-Language podcast\u00a0<i>Au nom des animaux<\/i>. It is also available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0aWNzLmNvbS9wb2RjYXN0aWNzL3BvZGNhc3RzL3Jzcy82MDg4XzEwZDY4N2EwOWQ2NjdmZmZkODYyNmNhYzc4MzlmY2M2LnJzcw\/episode\/MjQwNjIw?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjIysykpLqBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2iuzPEIuomGcqfAcRhfkfz?si=AdiwOn5BQQG-3AWG18zlAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/les-porcs-aiment-ils-jouer\/id1692455795?i=1000616917931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. And encourage your friends and family to listen to it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcf6089 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcf6089\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ee59d\" data-id=\"11ee59d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69554f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d69554f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5fb5f\" data-id=\"3e5fb5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c556705 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c556705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another way to help change the living conditions of animals like pigs is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assnat.qc.ca\/en\/deputes\/index.html?appelant=MC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write to your Member of the National Assembly<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9449e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9449e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93ecb8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ecb8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b494e4\" data-id=\"1b494e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c9b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2c9b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c97b66f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c97b66f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7d2c8\" data-id=\"4c7d2c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6afea68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6afea68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Page-permanente-DDA-cochons-Carre-2.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 8 A rescued pig in a chamomile field at Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, New York, USA.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-114c67b\" data-id=\"114c67b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e444a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e444a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the Montreal SPCA is doing to protect pigs and sows<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0957ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0957ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e15d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e15d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We regularly speak out in the media in defence of animals, including pigs. Watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XDUZeXcSjHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this Radio-Canada report<\/a>\u00a0on pig farming, featuring Sophie Gaillard, our Director of Animal Advocacy, Legal and Government Affairs. The report points out that even when facilities have been upgraded in line with the latest recommendations, they are still inadequate when it comes to the comfort and stimulation needs of these highly intelligent and sensitive animals.<\/p><p>The SPCA sometimes takes in surrendered or stray pigs. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a22e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a22e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Photo credits:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Banner photo: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 1 Photography: \u00a9 CrizzlDizzl\/Pixabay<\/li><li>Fig. 2 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 3 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 4 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 5 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 6 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 7 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 8 Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df233a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2df233a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5ae7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5ae7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sources:&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8sx4s79c#article_main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8sx4s79c#article_main<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.631755\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2021.631755\/full<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles\/agriculture\/industrie-agricole-au-quebec\/productions-agricoles\/elevage-porcin-porc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles\/agriculture\/industrie-agricole-au-quebec\/productions-agricoles\/elevage-porcin-porc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>4<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leseleveursdeporcsduquebec.com\/18-5-production-responsable-des-methodes-d-elevage-modernes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.leseleveursdeporcsduquebec.com\/18-5-production-responsable-des-methodes-d-elevage-modernes.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>5<\/sup>&nbsp;Nicolas Devillers, chercheur scientifique en comportement et bien-\u00eatre du porc, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/balado\/#balado2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.spca.com\/balado\/#balado2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>6<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfacc.ca\/pdfs\/codes\/porcs_code_de_pratiques.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nfacc.ca\/pdfs\/codes\/porcs_code_de_pratiques.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>7<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/777232\/au-quebec-des-truies-en-gestation-sont-encore-dans-des-cages-qui-les-empechent-de-bouger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/777232\/au-quebec-des-truies-en-gestation-sont-encore-dans-des-cages-qui-les-empechent-de-bouger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>8<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebulletin.com\/elevage\/l%E2%80%99immunocastration-est-une-alternative-a-la-castration-chirurgicale-35000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lebulletin.com\/elevage\/l%E2%80%99immunocastration-est-une-alternative-a-la-castration-chirurgicale-35000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>9<\/sup>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pigprogress.net\/pigs\/eu-banning-piglet-castration-by-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles\/agriculture\/industrie-agricole-au-quebec\/productions-agricoles\/elevage-porcin-porc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>10<\/sup>&nbsp;Chevillon, P. 2014. Pr\u00e9sentation des projets Bien-\u00catre animal IFIP dont la castration. IFIP, 76 p. <a href=\"https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/patrimoine\/details\/52327\/2667643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/patrimoine\/details\/52327\/2667643<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>11<\/sup>&nbsp;Marzocchi, O. 2014. Routine tail-docking of pigs. Study for the PETI committee. Brussels: European Parliament, 37 p. <a href=\"https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/patrimoine\/details\/52327\/2667643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/numerique.banq.qc.ca\/patrimoine\/details\/52327\/2667643<\/a><\/li>\n<li><sup>12<\/sup>&nbsp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.75px;\">A.R.S. section 13-2910.07.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><sup>13<\/sup> <span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"> Health &amp; Safety Code, section 25990.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><sup>14<\/sup> <span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Art. X, \u00a7 21(b), Fla. Const.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><sup>15<\/sup> <span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">RI Gen L \u00a7 4-1.1-3.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While everyone is familiar with pigs, few understand their true nature. Did you know they can be affectionate and playful? Or that their cognitive abilities are often likened to those of dogs? 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