▁with ▁criminal ▁pen alt ies . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁used ▁for ▁food ▁▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Mexican ▁p igs ▁are ▁raised ▁on ▁int ensive ▁animal ▁far ming ▁operations . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁p ig ▁production ▁increased ▁by ▁ 5 0 %, ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁million ▁p igs ▁were ▁sla ugh tered ▁for ▁food ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁world ▁cattle ▁invent ory , ▁Mexico ▁has ▁the ▁nin th - larg est ▁cattle ▁her d ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁ 1 6 , 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁c ows . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Mexico ▁had ▁the ▁sevent h - larg est ▁number ▁of ▁ch ick ens ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁De - be aking , ▁de - to eing , ▁tail - d ock ing , ▁to oth ▁pulling , ▁cas tr ation , ▁and ▁de hor ning ▁of ▁liv est ock ▁without ▁an a est h etic ▁are ▁legal ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁as ▁is ▁conf in ement ▁in ▁gest ation ▁cr ates ▁and ▁battery ▁c ages . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁used ▁in ▁research ▁▁ ▁Test ing ▁cos met ics ▁on ▁animals ▁is ▁legal ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁however , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Senate ▁un anim ously ▁passed ▁legisl ation ▁b anning ▁this ▁practice .