Animal Welfare
100% focus on animal welfare
We all want the animals involved in food production to be treated properly. For our business divisions working with live animals, this means 100% focus on animal welfare for the animals entrusted to us.
Our focus is on supporting producers in ensuring and enhancing animal welfare and protection in their farming practices. We maintain close communication with them, as well as with our customers, researchers, and authorities, to ensure we take action in the right areas. The aim is to develop shared approaches that make investments in better farming practices worthwhile for farmers.
We support our producers in ensuring and enhancing animal welfare and protection in their farming practices.
Dr. Wilhelm Jaeger, Agriculture
High welfare farming practices
In our core markets, we collaborate with suppliers and customers to increase market acceptance for high welfare farming systems, such as open housing, pasture-based systems, organic farming, and more. At the same time, we recognise the need to make all farming systems as welfare-friendly as possible. We actively contribute in various ways to promote animal welfare initiatives.
Responsibility for animals entrusted to us
We are committed to ensuring the best possible care for the animals entrusted to us within our operations. From unloading and waiting pens to stunning and slaughter areas, the focus remains on the animals’ well-being.
To this end, we have implemented numerous measures and procedures that often exceed legal requirements and standards:
Animal welfare officers regularly inspect our facilities.
Video systems monitor key processes and are continuously expanded.
Modern stunning facilities ensure stress-free handling and deep anaesthesia of pigs and cattle.
Ongoing investments in innovative animal welfare measures.
We obligate and monitor our suppliers and partners to comply with the animal welfare standards we have set.
Training and education of our suppliers in animal welfare standards.
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