The working conditions of farm animal stockpeople significantly affect their ability to provide good welfare, with low wages, long hours, and poor conditions undermining care quality.
The welfare of farm animals is inseparable from the wellbeing of the people who care for them. Exhausted, underpaid stockpeople working excessive hours cannot provide the attentive, engaged care that good welfare requires. Addressing employment conditions in livestock farming improves both human and animal welfare simultaneously. Fair prices for farm products that enable good employment conditions are essential to the long-term sustainability of high-welfare farming.