Protesters who want to close down a pig farm in Kingham will hold a rally and march in the centre of Oxford on Saturday (October 13).

In August members of Viva! (Vegetarians International Voice for Animals) staged a demonstration at Rynehill pig farm in the village, near Chipping Norton.

They claim animals are kept in filthy and overcrowded conditions. They have filmed at the farm four times as part of their investigations into the UK's pig farming industry.

The farm has denied the allegations.

The campaigners will gather at Oxpens recreation ground at 12.30pm, before marching through the city centre to Carfax where they will hold a minute's silence in memory of the pigs inside Rynehill's shed.

Viva! spokesman Becky Smith said: "Consumers buy quality assured meat under the illusion that farms adhere to high welfare standards.

"Nothing could be further from the truth, our footage of Rynehill shows appalling animal cruelty. Unfortunately, these conditions are not unusual, we know because we have filmed at farms up and down the country. That's why we are calling for an end to factory farming."