Invite your MP to a Parliamentary drop-in on farrowing crates

Why it's urgent

No fixed deadline or event date is given. CIWF says the government has committed to a consultation on crates but gives no launch date for it.

The strategy

An MP who has been asked about the issue by constituents is more likely to raise it in Parliament or with ministers. One email is a modest step, but many constituents asking the same question is what tends to get an MP's attention.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Big

About 150,000 mother pigs a year are kept in farrowing crates in the UK, per CIWF's homepage, which is under 1 million.

Severity: Serious

CIWF says sows are confined in crates for weeks on end; the fallback under discussion would cut confinement to up to 10 days per birth, a meaningful but partial improvement.

Chance of success: Plausible

The government has committed to a consultation, but no outcome is confirmed, and the fallback option points to a partial change rather than a full ban.

Your difference: Moderate

One constituent email to an MP is a useful but modest contribution to a campaign.