WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Spurred by pressure from animal-rights groups, Cargill Pork has announced plans to change how it houses sows.

The Wichita-based company said Monday it will eliminate individual stalls for sows and use only group housing by the end of next year. The company will also require that farms it contracts with use group housing by the end of 2017, The Wichita Eagle reported (http://bit.ly/1pAAihQ ).