The Empire Kunekune Pig Association was founded in upstate New York in 2018. We are a group of dedicated Kunekune pig breeders and owners across the U.S and Canada who are striving to preserve the breed through education, breed promotion and youth development. Though we are founded and based in New York, membership is open to any Kunekune owner or breeder who wishes to learn more about the breed, and actively participate in its preservation and promotion.

The EKPA is not a registry, not affiliated with either US registry (AKKPS or IKHR), and takes no official position of preference on one registry over the other.

The EKPA’s sister organization is the Kunekune Pork Producers Association, Inc. (KPPA). KPPA was formed by a group of small farms who have come together to raise and market Kunekune pork under a brand that guarantees production under rigid set of agricultural sustainability and animal welfare standards.