PORCINE POSTS
In legal first, piglets ‘sue over castration’
Little piggies go to market, but in Germany they also go to court.Animal rights activists have asked Germany’s top court to ban the practice of castrating young male pigs without anaesthetic.

Chinese criminal gangs spreading swine fever to exploit crisis
Report by state media says some offenders are leaving infected feed in sties and are even using drones to spread contamination.