Climate change and the increasing global temperatures is a rising problem in today’s society. Not only is it affecting humans, but it is also affecting animals and different species. One of the articles I read and discussed talked about how the increasing climate is causing pig production and livestock meat production to decrease. When the temperature increases, pigs’ sweat glands are inefficient causing them to store less protein. This overall causes the pigs’ physique to be thinner and lighter, so there is less meat to be used for production. This causes issues for the pigs because their overall health is decreasing. This also causes problems for humans who are dependent on the meat production of pigs because if they are smaller, there is less meat to be produced and sold for human consumption. 

One problem pigs cause for the environment is their production of manure and feces. Some of the articles I read talked about how pig and hog manure causes problems for human health and also water contamination. With the population of humans increasing, more pigs are needed to keep up with the needs of humans. This causes small areas to be highly populated with pigs to be able to use them for meat production. With highly populated areas of pigs causes there to be excessive amounts of manure in small areas. This stench builds up and is found to have a correlation to air pollution and human health risks such as nausea, increase in blood pressure, and respiratory issues. This is only a problem because the areas are so densely populated, so there is a large concentration of manure being produced causing this unbearable and harmful stench. With an excessive amounts of manure buildup, this also runs off into local areas of water. This contaminates drinking water for humans and other animals. 

Pigs are animals that are often overlooked in today’s society. After reading articles, I learned that pigs are affected by the environment in many different ways and also impact the environment whether it be negative or positive as well.