The pig whisperer: the Dutch farmer who wants to end factory farming

A unique pig toilet' and a diet of organic leftovers are part of former vet Kees Scheepens' plans to put animal welfare and sustainability first

Oma, hoi! Hier! Hallooo," Dr Kees Scheepens, a Dutch farmer known as the pig whisperer", is calling his two oldest pigs for some apricot snacks.

Oma or granny", a seven-year-old sow, lives with a Berkshire boar called Borough, who's nine, off a quiet lane in the town of Oirschot, in the south of the Netherlands, on a farm called Hemelrijken - Dutch for the realms of heaven".