Pledge 3

  • The pledge

    We pledge to increase the proportion of animals reared under higher welfare systems in the UK.

  • The problem

    The UK's inadequate and often ineffectively enforced farm animal welfare laws do not ensure a good quality of life for all our 900 million farm animals produced every year.

    Shoppers say they are interested in buying products from animals reared under higher welfare conditions. But their buying habits often don't reflect this.

  • What are the trends?

    The numbers of laying hens and pigs reared under higher welfare systems rose in 2011.The numbers of ducks and turkeys under higher welfare systems dropped slightly.The numbers of dairy cattle, sheep and beef cattle reared under higher welfare systems remained low. Click here to see the trends

  • What we would like to see

    Continued rises in the proportion of farm animals reared under higher welfare conditions.More shops, restaurants and caterers supplying products from these animals.More consumers buying higher-welfare products.

  • What we're doing

    Tackle the barriers that stop people buying higher welfare food, including better labelling displayed on products.Encourage retailers and restaurants to provide higher-welfare products.Inform consumers about how they can make the right choices and how they can buy higher welfare food.

  • What you can do

    Buy Freedom Food eggs, dairy products and meat.Support retailers and restaurants that sell and serve Freedom Food products.Ask for higher-welfare food when employing caterers. Write to supermarkets. Ask them to stock only higher welfare products and to improve labelling on all animal productsSupport our work by making a donation, volunteering and helping with our farm animal campaigns.

    I pledge to help increase the number of animals reared under higher welfare systems.

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