Retailers asked to monitor animals welfare in the city

Retailers asked to monitor animals welfare in the city

US - In a letter to retailers, AWI president, Cathy Liss, urged retailers to not do business with companies on AWI's list of repeat offenders of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, the federal law regulating the treatment of animals in slaughterhouses.

Ms Liss said: "Consumers are increasingly aware that they hold the power to impact animals' lives through their food choices, and they want retailers to only offer products from humanely treated animals. Until now, unless a retailer conducted its own audits, it had little or no information about a producer's animal welfare record to help the retailer make purchasing decisions. AWI is now making that information available to retailers and consumers alike."

Dena Jones, farm animal programme manager for AWI, commented: "Retailers should strive to provide high-quality, sustainable and socially responsible products for their customers, and that means only offering meat from animals that have been humanely raised and slaughtered. Unfortunately, the treatment of animals on the farm is not currently regulated in the US – but slaughter is regulated and a meat company's humane slaughter record should inform retailer procurement decisions."

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