Migros accused of raising chickens in cruel conditions
The organization Tier im Fokus denounces the breeding conditions on sites in Sierre, Saillon and Vernayaz. A petition entitled “A Migros without torture” has been launched.
The aggressive behavior of roosters leads to many injuries in chickens.
animal in focus
The animal rights organization Tier im Fokus (Tif) accuses Migros of raising broiler chickens in cruel conditions at three sites in Valais. She launched a petition for “torture-free” animal husbandry. The large distributor denies these accusations.
The conditions of chickens in Swiss industrial farming are cruel, said Sunday Tobias Sennhauser, president of Tif, in the columns of the “Sunday Newspaper”. In a statementthe animal rights organization talks regarding the breeding of 25 million chicks on Valais farms in Sierre, Saillon and Vernayaz – with several supporting photos.
TiF – which is part of the alliance behind the initiative once morest intensive farming put to the vote on September 25 – demands that the Micarna group of Migros industries only use breeds that are slower growing and in better condition. health in farming. The petition also calls for all breeding animals to be given “regular exercise on pasture.”
Regular checks by third parties
Contacted by Keystone-ATS, the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FCM) indicates that it does not yet have verifiable evidence to know whether the images published by Tif with his petition come from one of its sites in Valais. “We see that legal guidelines are being followed at Micarna farms,” FCM said.
The farms are regularly checked by third parties, specifies the FCM. With its animal welfare projects, Migros regularly proves that it takes responsibility, for example by selling only fresh and cooked eggs from free-range farms that meet at least the IP-Swiss standard. .
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