pigs

Environment

Spain's countryside rises up against 'pig factories'

Over the past decade megafarms that produce livestock with the efficiency of auto assembly lines inside warehouse-like barns have multiplied across Spain, sparking opposition from locals.

Farming

Spain records more pigs than people for first time ever

Spain is being forced to consider the environmental impact of its most famous product as figures show there are now more pigs in Spain than people.

child abuse

Spanish dad loses custody after giving son pig medicine

A man has had custody of his son taken away from him by Catalonia’s regional government after he gave the child medicine meant for pigs and sheep.

animal rights

Spanish town fined for staging bizarre 'slippery swine' race

A town in central Spain has been fined for staging a competition in which pigs were covered in fat and chased by local children.

science

Infertility in Spanish pigs a 'warning' to humans

A Spanish scientist who's investigated the bizarre drop in fertility seen on farms across the country in 2010 has warned her findings could also apply to human sterility.

unemployment

'Sad Spain' takes tumble in UN happiness poll

Spain has had the smile wiped from its face in the United Nations World Happiness Report 2013, released on Monday.