ANIMAL rights campaigners marched through Derby city centre protesting at plans for a giant pig farm.

About 100 campaigners gathered in the Market Place on Saturday for the rally, between noon and 4pm.

Midland Pig Producers has applied to Derbyshire County Council for permission to build the farm, which could house 25,000 animals, in Woodland Drive, Foston.

People say they are concerned about animal welfare and the spread of disease.

But the pig firm says animal welfare is a top priority and denies claims that diseases could spread from the farm.