Agriculture Department vows to investigate alleged breaches of pig welfare

Laura Boxson, left, from the National Animal Rights Association with Becky Jenkins from Animal Rebellion and Doctor Alice Brough outside Buswell Hotel, Dublin, during a press conference to highlight evidence of neglect, environmental harm, and dangers to human health on Irish pig farms from their recent undercover investigation. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

The Department of Agriculture said it will investigate alleged breaches of pig welfare following an undercover investigation by two animal welfare groups.

Animal Rebellion Ireland and the National Animal Rights Association secretly filmed two pig farms over several days in Leinster and Ulster in January which showed distressed and dying animals in filthy conditions.