93% of Global Food Companies Receive Low Ratings for Animal Welfare Improvements
A new version of the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) has found that the vast majority of global food companies are making poor progress towards improving animal welfare. While 95% of the benchmarked companies recognize farm animal welfare as a core business issue, a huge 93% have received E or F ratings (the lowest possible) for Performance Impact, a measure of whether animals are protected from inhumane practices. Some of the lowest-rated companies are Amazon Whole Foods, Domino’s Pizza Inc., Müller, and Tyson Foods. No company received an A or B rating, and only 4% achieved a C. Furthermore, 19 companies — including Yum China Holdings and Domino’s Pizza Inc. — do not even have a formal farm animal welfare policy. 52% of …