AR-News: (UK) Pig Farming Giant to Be Wound Up

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By Andrew Black, Scottish Press Association 


One of Scotland’s biggest pig farming companies is to be wound up after the 
Court of Session today ordered the appointment of provisional liquidators.

Scotpigs Ltd, which has hit the headlines several times over allegations that 
its animals were mistreated, was said to owe significant sums of money to a 
list of creditors.

Last December the company, whose director is Arthur Simmers – known within 
the industry as the Pig King – was thrown out of the Quality Meat Scotland 
Scheme, a code of conduct endorsed by the SSPCA to recognise good standards.

Animal protection organisation Advocates for Animals today welcomed the news.




full story:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2657361 
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