"We have always had CCTV throughout all our factories.
In the lairage for the purpose of animal welfare and in all our other factories for the purpose of food safety and quality."
That's pretty good news, but my suspicious mind is suggesting they're perhaps hiding something because the reply is so concise. If it were my company and I was confident of my high animal welfare standards, I'd promote it a bit more, perhaps going on to explain how the CCTV footage is monitored, i.e. how often, by whom, etc. Think I'd sell it a bit more if I had nothing to hide. Therefore I've asked them to elaborate and will post their reply. I'm sooo wanting to like Laverstoke Park, but need a response from the farm too to confirm they don't debeak, dehorn or castrate without painkillers (it would appear that they don't castrate or tail-dock pigs).
The accreditations at the bottom of their email were impressive, especially since the organisation Compassion in World Farming had awarded "Good Egg", "Good Pig" and "Good Dairy" to Laverstoke Park Farm.
Watch these happy ending videos - a much welcome change to the previous links I've posted.
http://www.compassioninfoodbusiness.com/awards/good-egg-award/
If I'm satisfied, I will order meat online from Laverstoke Park. Yes, it's more expensive than meat from animals who have really suffered, but can you really put a price on that? I know people will argue that they can't afford it* - I certainly won't be able to afford to buy as much, but that's the answer - I just won't buy as much. Meat will become a less staple part of Ian's and my diet and I will look to vegetarian alternatives.
*Don't you just hate when people use such excuses when in reality they just don't care? Why hide behind a feeble excuse? Have the decency to say you don't really care or at least admit it's not high on your list of priorities!
So, do you care enough?
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