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SF, Enhedslisten, and Radikale Venstre want to ban the construction or expansion of even a single conventional Danish pig barn.

United left wing launches election campaign with frontal attack on Danish pig farmers

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Danish farmers should be banned from building new barns or expanding existing ones to accommodate even one more conventionally produced pig than today. SF, Enhedslisten, and Radikale Venstre are kicking off the election campaign with a demand for an »urgent pig stop.«

»It is a confrontation with an industry that has enormous costs for our country in terms of climate, nature, environment, social cohesion, and animal welfare,« says Enhedslisten’s group chairman, Peder Hvelplund.

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