Italy

23/01/2019

The curse of tail-docking: the painful truth about Italy’s pigs

Despite the fact that the painful practice of tail-docking is illegal under an EU directive, and banned under Italian law, a reportage conducted by the guardian shows that according to a recent EU audit across farms in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, the country’s two main pig breeding regions in Italy, 98% […]
23/01/2019

Migrant workers, a treasure for the Italian economy

An article by “Il Sole 24 ore” lists the reasons why migrant workers are a treasure for the Italian economy, not only in terms of labour but also in terms of dealing with the rapidly decreasing population growth. Source: IlSole24Ore