Post by account_disabled on Dec 11, 2023 0:11:53 GMT -8
In late October 2023, activists from the international animal protection organization Sinergia Animal caught the attention of many people with an activity that included a wheelchair. supermarket Decorated with feathers and a tray of bloody eggs. In front of Benjasiri Park in the heart of Bangkok This campaign activity highlights that although more than 30,000 people have signed a petition asking Makro to say goodbye to liver cages for hens, But the major retailer has yet to announce policies to improve animal welfare. This campaign comes after Synergia. Animal has negotiated and campaigned with Makro for four years through Synergia Animal. The demand is for the company to announce that it will not procure and sell eggs from farms that raise chickens in liver cages.
Anymore Experts consider liver cages to be one of the cruelest practices in the food industry for animals. “Makro's website states its intention to distribute cage-free eggs as an option for customers at all branches. But this is not enough,” said Wichayaphat Phiromsan, Country Director for Synergia Animals. “Cage-free systems should not be an option. But it should be the egg industry's minimum Email Data standard. Several other companies in Thailand have already made commitments to hens, and Makro has the potential to alleviate the severe suffering of hens. can follow and change industry standards to a less cruel system,” Wichayaphat expressed alarming concerns about liver cages. Liver cages are industrial egg production systems that house multiple hens in small metal cages.
Each hen lives in a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper and cannot walk freely or fully spread her wings. Being confined like this makes the hens extremely irritated. There is also a higher risk of brittle bones. Sinergia%20Animal_4 Liver cages can also be a threat to public health. The European Food Safety Authority has conducted the world's largest study on this issue. And it was concluded that farms using cages had a higher chance of encountering Salmonella compared to systems without cages. According to the World Health Organization, “non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. are expected to cause stomach disease. and 93.8 million cases of acute enteritis and 155,000 deaths worldwide each year, with approximately 85% of these estimated to be food-related.” due to animal welfare concerns Traditional liver cages are therefore banned in the European Union.
Anymore Experts consider liver cages to be one of the cruelest practices in the food industry for animals. “Makro's website states its intention to distribute cage-free eggs as an option for customers at all branches. But this is not enough,” said Wichayaphat Phiromsan, Country Director for Synergia Animals. “Cage-free systems should not be an option. But it should be the egg industry's minimum Email Data standard. Several other companies in Thailand have already made commitments to hens, and Makro has the potential to alleviate the severe suffering of hens. can follow and change industry standards to a less cruel system,” Wichayaphat expressed alarming concerns about liver cages. Liver cages are industrial egg production systems that house multiple hens in small metal cages.
Each hen lives in a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper and cannot walk freely or fully spread her wings. Being confined like this makes the hens extremely irritated. There is also a higher risk of brittle bones. Sinergia%20Animal_4 Liver cages can also be a threat to public health. The European Food Safety Authority has conducted the world's largest study on this issue. And it was concluded that farms using cages had a higher chance of encountering Salmonella compared to systems without cages. According to the World Health Organization, “non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. are expected to cause stomach disease. and 93.8 million cases of acute enteritis and 155,000 deaths worldwide each year, with approximately 85% of these estimated to be food-related.” due to animal welfare concerns Traditional liver cages are therefore banned in the European Union.