Dead pigs and piglets at Danish pig farms. - Denmark, with a population of just under 6 million people, produces more than 32 million pigs every year.
Every day 25,000 piglets dies inside these farms, 9 million every year. Every 4th. mother pig dies of ulcer and exhaustion inside these farms. These staggering numbers are calculated casualties and a result of extensive selective breeding that creates litters with far too many babies.  

Photos are taken in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Dead pigs and piglets at Danish pig farms.

Denmark, with a population of just under 6 million people, produces more than 32 million pigs every year.
Every day 25,000 piglets dies inside these farms, 9 million every year. Every 4th. mother pig dies of ulcer and exhaustion inside these farms. These staggering numbers are calculated casualties and a result of extensive selective breeding that creates litters with far too many babies.

Photos are taken in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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Published: Wed 27 Apr 2022 by Casper Hilt
Captured/filmed: 2021
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Country: Denmark
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