Introduction
Few animals on the planet have a harder life than farmed animals. Often deprived of dignity, space and the ability to behave naturally, farmed animals have short lives full of suffering. As the wealthier population of Uganda grows, so does their demand for meat and milk products. Farming in Uganda is intensifying with the growth of factory farms where animals are crammed in their thousands in filthy, unhygienic and inhumane hellholes. All this suffering can be avoided by choosing vegan.
Fish
Uganda farms Nile perch, tilapia and catfish, producing 138,558 tons of farmed fish and 621,987 tons of wild-caught fish a year.
Pigs
A Viva! inspection of a pig farm in Uganda in 2023 found that pigs were undernourished and permanently confined on concrete floored pens.
Broiler chickens
Broiler chickens in Uganda are typically slaughtered at just 5 to 7 weeks of age. Although still babies, they are the size of obese adults due to being made to…
Egg-laying hens
Egg-laying hens face many challenges in Uganda. From poor housing, inadequate nutrition and an increased risk of disease and injury.
Goats
Whether kept on a small family farm or in an intensive system, goats farmed for milk and meat face abhorrent cruelty in their short lives.
Beef cattle
Around 25 per cent of Uganda’s population farms cows for beef on some scale and beef farming occurs across the entire country.
Dairy cows
There are an estimated 14.7 million dairy cows in Uganda, a number that trebled between 2000 and 2016.
