“We join our veterinary colleagues in supporting Resolution #3 as a step forward to improving sow welfare. Public concern for the health and welfare of farm animals is increasing and major changes in the corporate and legislative arenas are underway. We commend the AVMA and its Animal Welfare Committee for moving in the right direction when it comes to ending the intensive confinement of pregnant sows in crates so small they can barely move.”

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