THE current horsemeat scandal is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the meat in our supermarkets gives no information regarding the welfare of the animals we eat.
Defra estimates that 27 per cent of chickens go lame before being sent to slaughter. That means around 200 million a year in pain. Our pork could come from pigs who have had their tails docked without anaesthetic and who live their lives in barren pens (no straw) and on slippery slatted floors.
Higher welfare products do carry “free range” or “organic” labels but with other products we will not know how the animals lived or died.
Compassion in World Farming are campaigning for compulsory labelling of all animal products so that we can all know how and where the animals were reared, for how long they were transported and how they were killed. We believe that it is high time that we consumers are given this information in order that we can make intelligent and compassionate choices.
Higher welfare products do carry “free range” or “organic” labels but with other products we will not know how the animals lived or died.
Compassion in World Farming are campaigning for compulsory labelling of all animal products so that we can all know how and where the animals were reared, for how long they were transported and how they were killed. We believe that it is high time that we consumers are given this information in order that we can make intelligent and compassionate choices.
