Cranswick, a pork producer, is facing renewed scrutiny following the emergence of disturbing video footage implying the mistreatment of pigs at one of their farms in North Lincolnshire. The video footage has stirred immediate reaction. The supplier to supermarkets has responded by stating that those allegedly implicated in the incidents have been ‘instantly dismissed’. This recent development has elicited concern from local farming communities and animal welfare bodies in Lincolnshire, who are demanding increased monitoring and more stringent animal welfare standards within the agricultural sector.
This article was adapted by The Lincoln Post from original reporting by www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk.
