Email your MP to support a ban on farrowing crates

Why it's urgent

No closing date or vote date is given, so there is no fixed deadline. The campaign asks for support as soon as possible.

The strategy

MPs who receive messages from constituents may raise the issue in Parliament or with ministers. One email is a small contribution on its own, but constituent contact is one way MPs gauge local concern.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Big

About 200,000 mother pigs a year are confined in UK farrowing crates, according to the Humane World for Animals campaign page, which is the group's own figure.

Severity: Extreme

Sows are confined for up to five weeks per litter, several times a year, in crates too small to turn around in, which is prolonged and intense confinement.

Chance of success: Plausible

The campaign says around 40% of UK pigs are already crate-free, but the page shows no government commitment to a full ban, so success is uncertain.

Your difference: Small

An individual email to an MP is one of many contacts, so one message adds a modest amount.