Not only do these farmed animals suffer in unimaginable conditions during their short lives, but intensive farms are also hotspots for zoonotic disease outbreaks and contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution and biodiversity loss.
This pig and poultry farm would be a huge step backwards for animal welfare and the environment, and will encourage more farms like it to be built across the country, undermining decades of work by animal welfare organisations.
The Government has made numerous commitments to uphold our high animal welfare standards post Brexit, but schemes like this directly undermine this and lead with profit in mind rather than a commitment to prioritise animal welfare.