United States pig farmers recognize their obligation to build and maintain the trust of customers and the public of their products and production practices.To achieve this goal, farmers are committed to producing safe food, protecting and promoting animal welfare, safeguarding natural resources, ensuring their practices protect public health, providing a safe work environment, and contributing to a better quality of life in their communities.Pork Quality Assurance(R) Plus (PQA Plus(R)), Transport Quality Assurance(R) (TQA(R)), and Common Swine Industry Audit (CSIA) programs are tools farmers use to demonstrate this commitment and ensure compliance with food safety and animal welfare standards.These programs emphasize outcome-or animal-based standards to evaluate on-farm pig welfare, and therefore are easily applicable to any pig farm, independent of size, phase of production, facility design, or geographic location.As an example, Smithfield Foods is the largest U.S.pig production company and has committed to providing good animal care to the pigs they raise.Smithfield Foods uses PQA Plus, TQA, and CSIA as core components of its business model to deliver on the companys commitment to good animal welfare.