{"id":172,"date":"2023-02-16T15:47:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.org.hk\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2023-05-26T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:39:32","slug":"farm-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.org.hk\/what-we-do\/animal-welfare\/farm-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;content-title-line&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;content-title-wtbg&#8221; conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Farm Animal Welfare<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column conditional_render=&#8221;%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;173&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The vast majority of people in Hong Kong eat meat, eggs, dairy products and seafood every day. Intensive methods of animal production have led to spectacular increases in farm productivity. What were special foods only a few decades or so ago have been turned into mass-produced and highly-processed low-price commodities. But this desire for ever-cheaper food has devastating consequences not only for the welfare of food animals but also for the environment and human health.<\/p>\n<p>Many of us find the realities of industrial livestock production horrific but do not make the connection between the lives of the vast majority of food animals and the products we buy. We can all make a dramatic difference to the lives of food animals if we open our eyes to the realities of food production.<\/p>\n<p>Animals are sentient beings; they are capable of being aware of sensations and emotions, of feeling pain and suffering, and of experiencing a state of well-being. The SPCA believes that our behaviour towards animals should be guided by this knowledge and animals must, at the very least, be protected from unnecessary suffering.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"porto-block\" data-id=\"6198\"><style>.vc_custom_1702275977519{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277501476{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277514312{margin-top: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}.vc_custom_1702275988509{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277525946{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277532905{margin-top: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}.vc_custom_1702276875822{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277541475{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}.vc_custom_1702277548024{margin-top: 15px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}.wpb_custom_83b409ba84887ed3c0f8d6eb72bb295d.porto-btn{font-size:16px;}<\/style>[vc_section el_class=\"RL-section\" conditional_render=\"%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D\"][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" el_class=\"content-title-line\" conditional_render=\"%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D\"][vc_column el_class=\"content-title-wtbg\" conditional_render=\"%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D\"][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<h2>About Farm Animals Welfare<\/h2>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" offset=\"vc_col-xs-12\" conditional_render=\"%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D\" el_class=\"RL-left-col\" animation_type=\"fadeInUp\"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\"vc_col-xl-6 vc_col-lg-6\"][vc_single_image image=\"6203\" img_size=\"full\" alignment=\"center\"][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\"vc_col-xl-6 vc_col-lg-6\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1702275977519{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<strong>Pig Welfare<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1702277501476{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]Pigs originated from wild boar and were first domesticated as early as 10,000 years ago. Their adaptable omnivorous diet made them easier to keep than other species such as cattle ...[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"porto-btn-ctn-right \"><a class=\"porto-btn  vc_custom_1702277514312 porto-adjust-bottom-margin porto-btn-normal porto-btn-no-hover-bg   wpb_custom_83b409ba84887ed3c0f8d6eb72bb295d  porto-btn-right \" title='Pig Welfare' rel='' href = \"https:\/\/www.spca.org.hk\/what-we-do\/animal-welfare\/farm-animals\/pig-welfare\/\"  data-hover=\"\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" style=\"border:none;color: #0083cb;\"><span class=\"porto-btn-hover\"><\/span><span class=\"porto-btn-data porto-btn-text \" >Know more +<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\" offset=\"vc_col-xs-12\" conditional_render=\"%5B%7B%22value_role%22%3A%22administrator%22%7D%5D\" el_class=\"RL-right-col\" animation_type=\"fadeInUp\"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\"vc_col-xl-6 vc_col-lg-6\"][vc_single_image image=\"6199\" img_size=\"full\" alignment=\"center\"][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=\"vc_col-xl-6 vc_col-lg-6\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1702275988509{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]<strong>Chickens &amp; Eggs<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1702277525946{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]Every year Hong Kong imports and consumes more than 1.5 billion eggs making it the second largest egg importer in the world. 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