In Europe, factory faming is now being brought into the public eye. There are reforms concerning the well being of the animals that are improving the quality of life for pigs, poultry, cows, calfs and piglets. The immense number of animals produced by factory farms is being limited in the EU because it makes giving the animals proper treatment significantly easier. For piglets they are increasing the age at which they are weaned, and making tail trimming and castration less painful. Veal crates are all together being banned. The animals are being given the few simple needs they are deprived of in the U.S. i.e. space to move around, stand up, and spread their limbs instead of just sitting or standing in the same spot all day long. Besides better farming practices the EU also has better methods of slaughter. It requires the animals to have sufficient physical comfort, a smaller threat to spread disease, proper amounts of feed and water and last but not least the person who slaughters the animals must have a certificate of competency. Meaning it must be a person who can slaughter animals properly, while in the U.S. we hire illegal immigrants to either make a cut overr and over or load the killing machine.
See Lilly's and Dionne's blog for more info
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