oaklands you posted that it is illegal to keep a single pig for breeding or meat i have a specific reason for asking and will inform after you post the info thanks
In England they come under the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007
Section 3 defines a farmed animal as
"3.—(1) These Regulations apply to farmed animals only.
(2) In these Regulations, a farmed animal means an animal bred or kept for the production of food, wool or skin or other farming purposes, but not including
(a)a fish, reptile or amphibian;
(b)an animal whilst at, or solely intended for use in, a competition, show or cultural or sporting event or activity;
(c)an experimental or laboratory animal; or
(d)an animal living in the wild."
and Schedule 8 (general conditions for pigs) states under section 5(2)
"The accommodation used for pigs must be constructed in such a way as to allow each pig to
(c)see other pigs, except
(i)where the pig is isolated for veterinary reasons; or
(ii)in the week before the expected farrowing time and during farrowing, when sows and gilts may be kept out of sight of other pigs;"
In Scotland, they come under the Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Section 3 is the same, but pigs come under Schedule 6, with section 5(2) of that schedule reading:
"The accommodation used for pigs must be constructed in such a way as to allow each pig to
(c)see other pigs, unless the pig is isolated for veterinary reasons;"
and an additional section 27 states
"In the week before the expected farrowing time and during farrowing, sows and gilts may be kept out of sight of other pigs."
