Minimum Space When Transporting Pigs: Where Is the “Good” Law?
Terry L. Whiting

TL;DR
The paper discusses challenges in setting a clear legal standard for pig crowding during transport, highlighting the need for numerical clarity to balance animal welfare and commercial interests.
Contribution
The paper introduces the concept of LP50 as a potential global benchmark for enforcing pig transport regulations.
Findings
There is no consensus on pig transport crowding standards across regions.
Numeracy issues in scientific communication hinder regulatory agreement.
LP50 is proposed as a measurable and enforceable standard for pig transport.
Abstract
One may think that the number of pigs that can fit on a truck is a simple scientific question. It is not. It is vitally important that scientists can describe their work simply and concisely to the public, especially when that work is providing the basis for regulation in the public interest. Successful regulation of human behavior requires the regulated to agree with the rule. Commercial livestock transporters have an interest in loading a livestock compartment to the maximum to minimize costs. Livestock production academics, veterinarians, and animal welfare activists have been working for decades to determine the level of livestock crowding in transport containers that would be an appropriate threshold for regulatory enforcement. To date, there is no real consensus on this issue across species or animal size within a species. The EU countries agreed to a maximum floor pressure for…
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TopicsTraffic and Road Safety
