Campaigners urge Government to reverse decision to export live pigs to China

Members of Ethical Farming Ireland and My Lovely Pig rescue protest outside Leinster House in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Animal welfare campaigners have demanded a U-turn on the Government’s decision to export live pigs to China.

Representatives from Ethical Farming Ireland and My Lovely Pig Rescue, joined by a number of celebrities and animal welfare experts, said the export would be “cruel and inhumane”.