Editing Intensive pig farming (section)

==Statistics==
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In the [[UK]] there are around 11,000 pig farms. Approximately 1,400 of these units house more than 1,000 pigs and contain about 85% of the total UK pig population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pork.ahdb.org.uk/prices-stats/industry-structure/pig-holdings-in-the-uk/|title=Pig Holdings in the UK|website=pork.ahdb.org.uk|access-date=2019-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pork.ahdb.org.uk/prices-stats/news/2014/september/reduction-in-number-of-uk-pig-farms/|title=Reduction in number of UK pig farms|website=pork.ahdb.org.uk|access-date=2019-06-03}}</ref> Because of this, the vast majority of the pork products sold in the UK come from intensive farms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.viva.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/media-centre/media-releases/major-investigation-uk-pig-farming-reveals-90-are|title=MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO UK PIG FARMING REVEALS 90% ARE FACTORY FARMED|last=Justin|date=2016-08-16|website=Viva! - The Vegan Charity|language=en|access-date=2019-06-03|archive-date=2019-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603025734/https://www.viva.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/media-centre/media-releases/major-investigation-uk-pig-farming-reveals-90-are|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In Australia, there were around 50,000 pig farms in Australia in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/animal-plant/animal-health/livestock-movement/pig-movement-ead.pdf|title=The Structure and Dynamics of the Pig Meat Industry, prepared for Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry|last1=Cutler|first1=R|last2=Holyoake|first2=P|date=2007}}</ref> Today, there are fewer than 1,400, and yet the total number of pigs bred and slaughtered for food has increased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2014-05-02/pig-farmer-decline/5426020|title=Where have all the pig farmers gone|date=5 May 2014|publisher=ABC Rural}}</ref> As of 2015, 49 farms housed 60% of the country's total pig population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agrifutures.com.au/farm-diversity/pigs-for-meat-pork/|website=AgriFutures, Australia|title=Pigs for meat (pork)|access-date=2019-06-03|archive-date=2018-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415175022/http://www.agrifutures.com.au/farm-diversity/pigs-for-meat-pork/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianpork.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Australian-Pig-Annual-2010-11-web.pdf|title=Australian Pig Annual 2010-2011|publisher=Australian Pork Limited|access-date=2019-06-03|archive-date=2019-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808123248/http://australianpork.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Australian-Pig-Annual-2010-11-web.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the United States, three-quarters of pork comes from large operations with 5,000 or more pigs. The animals are most often kept in crowded confinement buildings without fresh air or sunshine. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://foodtank.com/news/2024/10/easy-and-modern-isnt-always-the-best-way-the-promise-of-sustainable-humane-pig-farming/ |website=Food Tank |title=Easy and 'Modern' Isn't Always the Best Way: The Promise of Sustainable, Humane Pig Farming |date=4 October 2024 |access-date=2024-12-09 }}</ref>