Waitrose has introduced that each one of its continental pigs shall be free from confinement by 2025, as its personal model Italian continental meat is now produced to the “highest animal welfare requirements.”
A long run partnership between Waitrose and its provider The Compleat Meals Group meant that it was the primary Italian meat producer to win a Good Pig Award in 2016, and the retailer has now rolled out its requirements throughout all Italian producers.
Jake Pickering, senior supervisor for Agriculture at Waitrose, mentioned: “We’re confinement free in UK farming, and have a 2025 dedication for all of our continental meat. This represents an enormous step ahead for the welfare requirements inside our Italian breeding, rising and ending provide chains and implies that effectively over 50% of our continental meat gross sales will now come from greater welfare pigs.
“Now we have labored with our Italian suppliers to enhance requirements considerably they usually have the backing of Compassion in World Farming’s Good Pig Award.”
“It highlights the significance of working intently with producers, giving them the boldness and assist to put money into cage-free techniques.”
Louise Valducci, Compassion in World Farming.
Louise Valducci, head of Meals Enterprise (Europe), Compassion in World Farming, mentioned: “We’re inspired by the steps Waitrose is taking to enhance the welfare of pigs in its continental meat provide. It highlights the significance of working intently with producers, giving them the boldness and assist to put money into cage-free techniques, to make sure a profitable transition throughout the enterprise.
“Shoppers are more and more involved about animal welfare and any firm committing to cage-free manufacturing is sending a strong sign to the market that it isn’t solely the compassionate alternative, but additionally achievable at scale.”
In 2017 Waitrose was awarded the ‘Cage Free Award’ by Compassion in World Farming. This was in recognition of its work to take away the usage of cages for cattle. In 2001 the grocery store stopped promoting eggs from caged hens, and now solely sells outdoor-bred or free vary British pork. Waitrose additionally pledged to enhance the welfare requirements inside its continental meat provide chain by 2025 by eradicating all confinement.
In assist of Waitrose’s Cage Free award from Compassion in World Farming, the retailer says its continental pigs shall be free from confinement together with prohibiting sow stalls and farrowing crates by 2025.
Waitrose mentioned it is going to proceed making progress on welfare in its different continental meat provide chains to hit its 2025 goal, and encourages different retailers to comply with its lead.
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