To have a fulfilling life, cows arguably must be allowed outside. But what constitutes a ‘free-range’ cow is ambiguous. For optimum welfare, farmers must balance time outdoors and time indoors.
The Open Wing Alliance (OWA) has released its 2023 Global Manufacturers report, which commends those companies for being transparent in their cage-free egg commitment, but also names and shame those that are lagging.
Questions relating to food processors' ethics are among those the
European Commission has posed in a consumer survey on animal
welfare and protection in the bloc.
A new EU survey on consumer attitudes supports proposed legislation
on improving the treatment of farm animals and the need for better
labelling, according to the European Commission.
KFC has labelled the investigation by animal rights activists,
which revealed horrific cruelty at a major US chicken supplier
awarded 'Supplier of the Year' in 1997, as a "mischaracterisation"
of KFC.