“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Real change for pigs does not come from a single action or a single group of people. It comes from many individuals making informed choices, having honest conversations, and supporting wider efforts to transform how pigs are treated and how pork is produced and consumed.
Whether you are a consumer, a citizen, or a professional, there are meaningful ways you can help protect pigs.
Five key ways you can help:
- Avoid or reduce consuming pig meat
- Talk with friends and family
- Use your voice as a citizen
- Support Pigs Protection and allied organisations
- Use your professional role for change
1. Avoid or Reduce Consuming Pig Meat
One of the most powerful ways to help pigs is to avoid, or at least reduce, consuming pig meat, including:
- Pork
- Bacon
- Ham
- Sausages
- Processed pork products
Reducing demand directly reduces the number of pigs bred, confined, mutilated, and killed within intensive farming systems. It also supports wider goals for public health, environmental protection, and climate stability.
If you already avoid pork, you are helping. If you are beginning to reduce, every step matters.
2. Talk with Friends and Family
Many people care about animals, public health, and the environment, but are unaware of how modern pig farming affects pigs and society.
You can help by:
- Sharing reliable information
- Talking about pig welfare, public health, and environmental impacts
- Explaining why you are reducing or avoiding pork
Open, respectful conversations can encourage reflection and change.
3. Use Your Voice as a Citizen
Governments shape farming systems through laws, subsidies, and enforcement.
You can:
- Write to elected representatives
- Support bans on cages and crates
- Call for enforcement of existing welfare laws
- Ask for an end to routine mutilations
- Support humane slaughter standards
Public pressure helps turn concern into real protections for pigs.
4. Support Pigs Protection and organisations working for pigs
Charitable organisations play a crucial role in research, advocacy, and public education.
You can:
- Donate to Pigs Protection
- Fundraise
- Share our work
- Support other organisations working to protect pigs
Even small regular donations help build long-term capacity for change.
5. Use Your Professional Role for Change
People working in veterinary medicine, science, policy, education, food systems, and related fields have unique influence.
You can:
- Raise welfare concerns within your institution
- Support evidence-based policy reform
- Challenge harmful industry narratives
- Promote science-based meat reduction
Professional voices carry weight and can shift entire sectors.