Proposal: new animal welfare requirements for pig production
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folketingsbeslutning om forbud mod industriel svineproduktion i strid med dyrevelfærdsloven (borgerforslag)
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In short
Reading time: 1 min- Proposed by: Citizens' proposal – introduced in the Danish Parliament by 16 members from 15 parties and groups
- What is proposed: The proposal calls on the government to ensure that the Animal Welfare Act and the associated executive order are changed, so that bans and requirements are introduced for pig production.
- When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.
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What the proposal says:
- The government must introduce a legal requirement that the breeding strategy and breeding goal in breeding companies and herds ensure that the number of piglets in a litter matches the number of teats on the mother.
- The government must introduce a total ban on tethering sows around farrowing and nursing, so that farrowing crates are used where the sow is free.
- The government must introduce a total ban on routine tail docking and a requirement that the barns are designed so that pigs live without imposed stress and tail biting.
- The government must introduce a requirement for markedly increased space and rooting material, so that pigs can move more freely and express their natural behaviour.
Sources and original
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget er en genfremsættelse af B 17 (folketingssamlingen 2025-26, 2. samling), som blev fremsat på baggrund af borgerforslaget »Borgerforslag mod industriel svineproduktion i strid med Dyrevelfærdsloven«. Borgerforslaget opnåede den nødvendige støttetilkendegivelse fra borgerne til at kunne blive fremsat i Folketinget i februar 2026. Borgerforslaget har til formål at sikre, at dyrevelfærdsloven overholdes i den industrielle svineproduktion ved at indføre en række forbud og krav. Forslaget omfatter bl.a. et forbud mod ekstrem avl af grise, et forbud mod fiksering af søer, et forbud mod rutinemæssig halekupering samt krav om mere plads og adgang til rodemateriale, så grisene kan udvise naturlig adfærd. Det oprindelige borgerforslag blev fremsat første gang som B 79 i folketingssamlingen 2025-26, 1. samling.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 9 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
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