September 9, 2008
Law to ensure certification of pig housing angers Germany's pig producers
New laws for certification of animal housing have angered German pig producers.
The new law would make it illegal for pig producers to install equipment not certified by an "animal welfare technical control board".
Producers say this will be a costly, bureaucratic process which will reduce their competitiveness in Europe, pointing out that current European law adequately covers animal welfare.
Producers say it is unnecessary for the German government to introduce damaging unilateral legislation of this nature.
