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Dutch designer Sharon Geschiere receives the first Design to Business Award for designing the 'Wroezelaar', a play toy for pigs. The toys are made out of hollow cylinders filled with different kinds of food to stimulate the pigs' senses. She has been working with the LTO Nederland and the Dierenbescherming (a Dutch animal welfare group) to improve the modest lives of stalled pigs.
"Toys for pigs?" Yes, following European legislation, as from July 1st, 2007, pig producers in the Netherlands are compelled to offer some entertainment for their pigs. This decision was made because the animals could seriously harm each other when they get bored.
The Design to Business Award (D2B) is aimed at designers from Arnhem or the province of Gelderland and stimulates closer and more creative ways of working between designers and their clients.
via design.nl
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Comments
Great! You play with them, make them very very happy and KILL them!
They don't harm each other because they are bored...They harm each other because they are confined in a very small cubicle, and as really intelligent animals, they know that something is wrong, specially a few minutes before getting killed.