Animal Welfare

Netto Marken-Discount Pledges Better Animal Welfare Standards

Germany's Netto Marken-Discount has pledged to purchase its fresh and marinated self-service pork and poultry exclusively from farms with higher animal hus...

Coop Netherlands To Improve Fresh Meat Sustainability Standards

Coop Netherlands has pledged to only source fresh meat with at least one star on the 'Beter Leven' quality mark within two years. The move is part of th...

Jumbo To Switch To Free-Range Chicken With Beter Leven Quality Mark In 2023

Dutch retailer Jumbo has announced plans to switch entirely to free-range chicken with the 1 star 'Beter Leven' quality mark by 2023. By collaborating w...

Migros Adds Sustainability Scale To Own-Brand Products

Swiss retail giant Migros has added a sustainability scale on private-label products to create transparency in the area of sustainability. The feature...

Lidl Switzerland Adds Animal Welfare Rating To Meat Packaging

Lidl Switzerland is the first retailer in Switzerland to label its meat products with an animal welfare rating from the Swiss animal welfare organisation S...

Waitrose Introduces App To Monitor Farm Animal Happiness

Waitrose & Partners has commenced trialling a mobile application that will help the retailer assess the emotional wellbeing of cows...

Carrefour Upgrades Animal Welfare Standards For Chickens

French retailer Carrefour has announced that it is working on measures to improve the rearing condition of chickens in its supply chain. The retailer ha...