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Tasmanian government bans pig crates. Following a campaign by advocacy groups Animals Australia
and Brightside Farm Sanctuary, along with the acceptance of a recommendation from the
Tasmanian Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, Tasmania has become Australia's first state
to ban pig crates. As announced by Minister of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
Bryan Green, the ban on these enclosures, which severely restrict the movement of mother
pigs, will be complete by 2017. Parliament member and Greens industry spokesperson Kim
Booth said, "Sow stalls are disgusting, inhumane and cruel, and it is fantastic to see the
new Minister for Primary Industry agreeing so readily to phase out their use."
Our heartfelt accolades Your Excellency Minister Green and all supporters of a ban on the cruel
confinement of mother pigs in Tasmania. We pray that many other states and countries
soon act similarly to better care for the welfare of our gentle animal friends. May
all mothers on Earth be graced with spacious and clean environments to nurture the precious
lives of their newborns�