Farm Animal Welfare

Pig Welfare and Ecosystem Services

Pig farming's relationship with ecosystem services creates welfare implications for wild animals - systems that minimise ecosystem damage benefit wild animal welfare.

Key Facts

Welfare Considerations

Pig farming's ecosystem impacts create welfare costs for wild animals through habitat destruction, water pollution, and air quality effects. Welfare-aware farming systems that minimise these impacts create co-benefits for both farmed pig welfare and wild animal welfare.

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