The health and welfare of animals is a key concern of pork producers. NPPC advocates science-based approaches to swine health and production. Healthy animals make safe food, and animal agriculture must continue to develop new methods to provide a safe, nutritious food supply. NPPC opposes legislation that would dictate on-farm production practices, including outlawing individual housing for sows and banning products such as antibiotics that help producers care for their pigs. NPPC supports research that aims to promote safe and humanely-produced pork products to meet the demand of foreign and domestic markets.

Issues:

•   28-Hour Law
•   Antimicrobials/Antibiotics
•   Fatigued Hogs
•   Food Safety (FDA)
•   Mandatory Animal Identification System
•   Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
•   Sow Housing
•   Child Nutrition Act
•   Veterinary Work Force Shortage
•   Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

America’s pork producers recognize their moral obligation to provide for the well-being of their animals, and they raise pigs in a humane, compassionate and socially responsible manner. The pork industry has developed and implemented programs to improve animal care, handling and transportation, including:

•   PQA Plus
•   Take Care Program
•   Transportation Quality Assurance

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