Farm Animal Welfare

Pig Welfare and 21st Century Food

21st century food system transformation offers new opportunities to improve pig welfare through alternative proteins, reduced consumption, and welfare-certified supply chains.

Key Facts

Plant-based pork alternatives are achieving taste parity with conventional products in blind tests
Cultivated pork is approaching commercial scale with welfare benefits for farmed animals
Precision fermentation is enabling pork-flavoured products without animal input
Consumer surveys show 40%+ of Europeans are reducing animal product consumption
Welfare certification of remaining pork enables a higher welfare, lower volume future

Welfare Considerations

21st century food transformation creates the conditions for a future where less pig farming occurs but at higher welfare standards. Engaging with alternative proteins, reduced consumption, and welfare certification creates multiple pathways to improved pig welfare.

What You Can Do

Explore high-quality plant-based alternatives to pork products
Support welfare certification of pork products to maintain standards during transition
Engage with food innovation companies developing pork alternatives with welfare benefits