Outraged by the inaction, the PETA campaign group filed a lawsuit with Germany's Constitutional Court in November on behalf of the baby pigs. "Animals do not have their own rights under German law," he said, giving PETA's lawsuit "little chance of succeeding". The picture of the broadly grinning monkey went viral but the court eventually ruled that animals cannot bring copyright infringement suits. Some German pork producers are pinning their hopes on a vaccine that requires just two injections to prevent boar taint -- already a popular alternative abroad. A pilot project involving 100,000 German piglets is currently ongoing, though critics say the vaccines are costly too.

Source: The Local December 15, 2019 03:33 UTC