Each year Danish Crown – owned by Danish pig farmers – sends nearly 2m tonnes of pig meat to 127 different countries around the world, bringing in more than €3bn. “Danish pig breeding is now extreme with big welfare consequences for the piglets,” says Britta Riis, director of Animal Welfare Denmark. Danish farmers are responsible for more than 20% of total national CO 2 emissions, although agricultural emissions have dropped by 16% since 1990. Photograph: Alastair Philip Wiper/Alamy Stock PhotoThe strategy of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council is to allow the Danish pig producers themselves to set the direction to raise the level of pig welfare. “Every year Danish pig producers invest substantial amounts in research and development to improve animal health and welfare and reduce mortality.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2019 09:00 UTC