benessere animale

There are many associations that, in recent years, have fought against the drama experienced by animals within intensive farming, documenting the violence to which chickens and pigs in particular are often subjected during their lives and before slaughter.The violence, however, also affects other species.This was effectively demonstrated by the latest investigation byessereanimali, which certified with video material the enormous suffering of the animals and the irregularities in veterinary checks within a breeding of trout, sturgeon and eels of the province of Treviso.This precious document constitutes yet another proof of how highly unsustainable the intensive fish farming system is, as many researches and investigations have demonstrated in recent years, placing emphasis not only on the unprecedented suffering suffered by animals, but also on the environmental repercussions of the phenomenon. The images released byessereanimali, shot by a former employee of the farm, they testify th...

90% of chicken breasts sold on Lidl supermarket shelves are affected by white striping, a disease indicative of poor animal welfare, which affects between 50 and 90% of chickens belonging to fast-growing breeds, widely used in intensive farming.This is what emerges from the latest report published byessereanimali - a foundation that has always been involved in the battle against the practice of intensive farming – which examined over 600 samples of chicken breast packages in dozens of Lidl stores in 11 cities across the country, from North to South.Although all the containers analyzed had indications on the label such as "certified product", "controlled supply chain", "use of natural light", "environmental enrichments to encourage natural behaviours", the results revealed how 9 out of 10 products present the white streaks typical of white striping, which run parallel to the muscle fibers of the meat, with important consequences on its nutri...