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Pigs 'a lot of work' but worth it, raiser says
For young and old, showing gilts and boars is a big deal at the Fort Worth Stock Show.
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Hormel Ending Tight Confinement for Pregnant Pigs
Humane Society welcomes Hormel decision to phase out tight confinement for pregnant pigs
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China reports foot-and-mouth disease in hogs
China the world's largest pork producer, has found foot-and-mouth disease among pigs. -Reuters
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Hormel Gestation Crates: Spam Maker To (Mostly) Eliminate Cruel Practice By 2017
This is great news from Hormel. This decision brings us closer to the day when the cruel confinement of pigs in gestation crates will be a bygone era for the entire pork industry. We thank Hormel for making this decision and urge the company to also apply it to any contract pig breeders it may use.
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Wyoming's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Rebel Rauterkus, 17, of Freedom and Megan Kenney, 12, of Newcastle today were named Wyoming's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
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Streaky bacon? Piglet-racing draws thousands of squealing fans - and that's no pork pie
Racing piglets tear round a 150-foot track at 20 mph - jumping fences and lighting up the faces of hundreds of U.S. children. And adults get to place their bets too
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Pig slaughtering feasts on their way out
A centuries old tradition –the pig-slaughtering feast – will soon be a thing of the past. Those who consider the gory ritual an act of barbarism are cheering, others for whom it is an important part of village folklore are determined to maintain it at any price.
radio.cz
Chickens in City Limits
There are several reasons why some residents want “backyard chickens.” They eat insects and table scraps and produce fertilizer for gardens. But the main reason is the opportunity to provide food for themselves. Hens feast on table scraps on a farm in the country. Fresh eggs are collected in the morning to be eaten during the week. This eco-friendly system is exactly what some Fresno city ...
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Spam Maker To Eliminate Cruel Practice
KHQ.COM - Riding the coattails of Smithfield Food's announcement to stop using gestation crates by 2017, Hormel, the makers of SPAM, have followed suit. Hormel plans to eliminate most gestation crates also by 2017.
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Austin's source for local news
MINNEAPOLIS — The Humane Society of the United States commends Hormel Foods Corp. Thursday after the company announced that the it will phase out gestation crates for hogs.
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