Perdue implements new program for animal welfare
The decision taken for the largest organic poultry plant in the country makes Perdue the only major poultry company to use CAS with a fully-integrated transportation system of higher-welfare modular containers and specially designed trailers. Perdue said in a statement that there are currently only eight other installations of these container systems in the world.
The second phase of Perdue's program is to introduce covered trailers that feature a solid roof and breathable side curtains that better control environmental factors like temperature, humidity, oxygen levels and ventilation.
Perdue announced that the new trailer also carries the higher-welfare transportation containers that provide easier all-around access and increased headroom for chickens during transport. The company stated that through the use of these containers there will be less handling of chickens from the farm to the plant as they are able to remain in their container as they enter the CAS system.
The new program of animal welfare will cost the company more than $20 million. "The completed CAS system is a milestone in Perdue’s commitment to convert 100 percent of its harvest plants to CAS instead of electrical stunning, which eliminates the process of shackling conscious birds upside down prior to being insensible to pain," the company said in a statement.
For the second consecutive year, Perdue Farms placed among the highest ranked of more than 150 global food companies in the global Business Benchmark for Farm Animal Welfare. “It is clear from our assessment of Perdue Farms that the company is making farm animal welfare an integral part of its business strategy,” said Nicky Amos, Executive Director, Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. Perdue was one of two U.S. companies to achieve Tier 2 or higher.
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