Pigs are actually great pets. They've been domesticated practically as long as dogs

Truth. Had pigs for a time as a kid. When people spend quality time with them, pigs respond.

They like people.

I lived on a farm for a year as a kid. The owner was missing an ear and always made sure to remind me to keep all body parts outside the hog pen.

But that's a waste of bacon!

Then you do a controlled blind study on extending the lifespans of humans eating bacon from irradiated pigs. Wastage stopped, science advanced, lifespans extended (maybe).