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Activists invade piggery in protest over ‘cruelty The Toowomba Chronicle, Tuesday, 30 November 2004 http://www.thechronicle.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?st...  Four people protesting claimed cruelty to pigs yesterday chained themselves to a sow stall in the piggery at the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus.Police said they were called at 4.30am and found four protesters outside the piggery and another man filming inside it. All five complied with a direction to move on, but a further four protesters were found inside, chained to pig pens. Boltcutters were used to remove the chains from the supporters of Animal Activism Queensland, who also agreed to move on. A spokeswoman for the group, Debra Morris, said the action was held to highlight "cruelty" in Christmas ham production. Ms Morris called on the Federal Government to ban sow stalls, the narrow cages in which sows were kept. She said animal activists also wanted the RSPCA to act. [Animal activists chained themselves to pens in the piggery at the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus. Picture: SUPPLIED] The university’s Professor Roger Swift said the protesters ignored the direction of a security guard and broke into the piggery. He said UQ took its animal welfare responsibilities seriously and was registered under the Queensland Animal Care and Protection Act 2001. "The UQ Gatton piggery complies with all animal health and welfare requirements." Professor Swift said the piggery was also classified as a minimal disease operation, with strict quarantine conditions maintained. The UQ Gatton piggery underwent a major refurbishment in 1998 and is equipped with thermostatically controlled shutters, is fully insulated, and has fans, drippers, and both spray and evaporative cooling. This year, further refurbishments were undertaken.
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