Document type: Guidance and draft code published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) United Kingdom
Preview: You and any staff working with animals must read, understand and have access to the welfare code of practice for pigs. The statutory welfare codes offer guidance for farmers on existing law. If you don't follow them it can be used as evidence in court if you're prosecuted for causing unnecessary suffering to livestock.
See also "Caring for pigs" which provides additional links to relevant laws. It also explains your general responsibilities to farm animals.
In an article of 27 February 2020 : UK Government publishes new code of practice for the welfare of pigs published on The Pig Site website, the authors provide updated references and links to the most recent legislation.
