Pig Welfare and Celebration | Animal Welfare Hub

Celebrating pig welfare achievements sustains motivation for continued advocacy. This page recognises the welfare improvements that have been achieved through sustained effort and commitment.

Key Facts

Millions of sows have been freed from gestation crates through sustained advocacy and regulation
Billions of additional metres of tail have been preserved from docking through enrichment campaigns
Thousands of stockpeople have been trained in positive handling and welfare assessment
Scientific breakthroughs have transformed understanding of pig cognition and positive emotions
The welfare movement has demonstrated that change for pigs is possible with sustained effort

Welfare Considerations

Celebrating pig welfare achievements is not complacency but recognition that the effort is worthwhile and the results are real. Each sow that lives her life without confinement, each pig that expresses natural behaviour with enrichment, and each animal that is spared unnecessary pain through improved management practices represents a genuine welfare achievement worth celebrating. These achievements sustain the motivation for the continued effort that the remaining challenges require.

What You Can Do

Take a moment to celebrate welfare progress as genuine achievement
Share positive welfare stories to inspire continued action
Let welfare successes motivate rather than satisfy - there is more to achieve