Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s said they had ‘immediately’ suspended supplies from Somerby Top Farm after piglets kicked by workers
Three of the UK’s biggest supermarkets have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm after footage filmed covertly by an animal rights organisation appeared to show workers kicking piglets and hitting them with boards and paddles.
The footage also suggested the injured pigs with open wounds were packed into pens covered in faeces, with some left lame and writhing in pain.
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s said they had “immediately” suspended supplies from Somerby Top Farm, which also reportedly supplies Morrisons, after becoming aware of the footage.
The farm was bought by Cranswick, Britain’s largest pork supplier, in late 2023 and was audited and certified by the British animal welfare and food assurance scheme Red Tractor in October 2024.
