Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Across the UK and beyond, public polling consistently shows that people do not want pigs confined in cages so small they cannot turn around. Yet gestation crates and intensive housing systems remain widespread and the veterinary profession, often seen as the last line of defence for animal welfare, doesn't seem to be protecting the welfare of pigs they are sworn to protect.
In this film Dr.Steven McCulloch investigates the gap between animal welfare law, public opinion, and on-the-ground reality in pig farming. He asks: who is setting the standards, who is enforcing them and whose interests do they really serve?
Across the UK and beyond, public polling consistently shows that people do not want pigs confined in cages so small they cannot turn around. Yet gestation crates and intensive housing systems remain widespread and the veterinary profession, often seen as the last line of defence for animal welfare, doesn't seem to be protecting the welfare of pigs they are sworn to protect.
In this film Dr.Steven McCulloch investigates the gap between animal welfare law, public opinion, and on-the-ground reality in pig farming. He asks: who is setting the standards, who is enforcing them and whose interests do they really serve?
