Eimear Mc Loughlin is assistant professor in the anthropology of human-animal relations, with the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and the Department of Anthropology at Aarhus University, Denmark.

For EURCAW-Pigs she conducted fieldwork across Europe trying to figure out what the concept of animal welfare looks like through the eyes of those who regulate it. Combining audit culture with literature on welfare, this research draws on her background in organisational ethnography. You can listen to Eimear in episode 8.

This initiative emerged from contacts with inspectors in the field who described how they would spend many hours travelling to farms for inspections and also expressed a keen interest in both topics of welfare as well as the experiences of other inspectors.

In this series, you will hear inspectors telling their personal stories during inspections of pig welfare, and experts giving insight and knowledge on specific pig welfare topics. Expect inspiration ánd information! The episodes are being hosted by Spotify for Podcasters.

Also to be found at: Spotify and Apple podcasts.

Pig welfare in Action is hosted by Dutch freelance journalist and podcaster Maarten Dallinga.

Introphoto: Pig Welfare in Action (©EURCAW-Pigs)

Pig Welfare in Action podcast: what can we learn from anthropology?

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Anthropological research in the field of pig welfare

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