Frimesa, Brazil´s fourth largest pork processor, announces transition to crate-free housing systems
(WorldNews Business)

October 16, 2017 Humane Society International Frimesa, Brazil`s fourth largest pig processor, has announced their commitment to end the confinement of pregnant pigs in gestation crates by 2026. The company will be transitioning all of their sows to group housing systems that offer higher animal welfare. The company raises 80,000 sows in their farms across Brazil. This policy follows discussions with Humane Society International, which welcomed the announcement. Pigs are...