Wild boar across Asia face persecution through poisoning, trapping, and hunting as agricultural pests, with significant welfare implications.
Wild boar poisoned with common rodenticides experience slow neurological deterioration over days. Snare-caught boar sustain leg injuries, dehydration, and extreme stress before death or rescue. Persecuted animals fleeing human activity experience chronic stress. The indiscriminate nature of poison and snare campaigns means non-target species including endangered wildlife are also killed.