Petition Ban the transportation and slaughter of pregnant sows

Tired, terrified and heavily pregnant sows are being transported to abattoirs and frequently give birth during this harrowing journey.

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For many piglets their initial experience of this world consists of lying helplessly on the floor of a vehicle which is carting their mother off to slaughter or falling through slats onto the road below.

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32 signatures

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Date closed 12 November 2016
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