Promising ideas, but where are the swine producers?

During the recent International Conference on Pig Welfare in Denmark, a position paper addressing the ways forward for swine welfare legislation was signed by the Danish, Swedish, German and Dutch ministers of agriculture. The areas of interest look very promising from a swine welfare. However, throughout the conference, one voice was clearly missing from the conversation; that of the swine producer. Of the 400 ‘experts, stakeholders, NGOs and politicians’ gathered to discuss pertinent issue