“THE HIDDEN COSTS OF FACTORY FARMING. PIG BUSINESS – TIME FOR CHANGE”

Tracy Worcester, the Director of the film ‘Pig Business– Time for Change’ will organise an event at the EU Parliament, on February 9th 2011 , to present her film and to inform the politicians, commissioners, councilors and their advisers about the negative impacts of industrial farming on people, pigs and the planet with suggested solutions. Date : 9 February, 2011 Time : 15:00 - 18:00 Location : Paul-Henri Spaak building, Room P1A002 Agenda : Introduction : Tracy Worcester, director and producer of the film Pig Business Screening of Pig Business : 15:00 – 16:00 Presentations and debates : 16:00 – 18:00 Many organisations are in support of the film and the event, among them European Coordination Via Campesina Sponsoring MEPs : José Bové MEP (Greens - France) Dan Jorgensen MEP (Socialists & Democrats - Denmark) Janusz Wojciechowski MEP (European Conservative & Reformists - Poland) Speakers : Economic and social costs : MEP José Bové / René Louail – Farmer / Gerard Choplin- FoodSovCap Network Environmental costs : MEP Dan Jorgensen / Mute Schimpf –FOE Europe/ Antje Koelling –IFOAM EU Group Human and animal health : MEP Janusz Wojciechowski / Peter Stevenson – Compassion in World Farming / Prof. Dr. Hab. Robert Karczmarczyk - Department of Epizootiology / Coilin Nunan – Antibiotics adviser to the Soil Association More information and registration at : http://www.pigbusiness.co.uk/