How ‘Welfare’ and ‘Sustainability’ May Work Together Against Pigs

This article examines how increasing the “welfare” of farmed pigs at various levels of production can also help to increase “sustainability” as well. Written from a clearly pro-industry perspective, it looks at everything from housing to slaughter, and describes how small welfare improvements can increase “productivity” and “efficiency from a cost of production perspective.” This article would be especially useful to advocates of veganism who wish to show how some welfare improvements might work against pigs in a broader sense.