Campaign & Events

Foston factory pig farm proposal:

Foston factory pig farm proposal

UK Company, Midland Pig Producers (MPP) is applying to build an indoor pig factory farm on a green field site near the village of Foston, Derbyshire.

If the plans are approved it would be one of the largest factory farms in the UK, containing 2,500 mother pigs (sows) and around 25,000 pigs, with 1,000 going for slaughter each week.

Past activities:

Go M.A.D – Go Meet A Deputy! March 2013 Go M.A.D. calls upon Europe’s citizens to directly interact with their local Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and ask them how they will vote during the plenary decision on the CAP reform in Strasbourg in March 2013.
Good Food March, September 2012 It’s time for fair prices for farmers and shoppers It’s time to take our environment seriously It’s time for food sovereignty It’s time to deliver good food and good farming everywhere
Pig Business in Romania, January 2012 Pig Business toured Romania, holding screenings and collaborating with universities and NGOs including the Ratiu Foundation, Slow Food and Eco-Ruralis.
Burton on Trent Town Hall, Derbyshire, June 23rd 2011 The Dark Side of Factory Farming An exceptional turnout of people gathered in Burton on Trent town hall to attend the film screening and public debate on the proposed plans to build a giant pig farm in the village of Foston.
Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., March 9th 2011 Pig Business on Capitol Hill Pig Business and the Center for Food Safety co-hosted a first U.S. screening and panel discussion to raise awareness about harms caused to human health, animals, livelihoods, and the environment due to practices of industrial pig farming, including highlighting the global linkages of the pig industry.
EU Parliament, Brussels, February 9th 2011 The Hidden Costs of Factory Farming – Pig Business: Time for Change Pig Business organised a screening and debate at the EU Parliament with the aim of informing politicians, commissioners, councillors and their advisers about the negative impacts of industrial farming on people, pigs and the planet with suggested solutions.
House of Commons, London, January 27th 2010 Pig Business: Time for Change Highlighting the adverse health, animal welfare, environmental and economic impact of industrial pig production in the UK.