Shocking Welfare Standards For Animals Used In Hospital Food
The RSPCA surveyed British hospitals regarding the sources of the food that comes from animals. The survey found that overall they serve animal products from animals that were reared and slaughtered with low welfare standards. The welfare standards in hospitals were found to be lower than in British grocery stores, with half of all eggs in the country produced cage-free, but 71% of eggs in hospitals from caged hens.
Key Findings:
- “81 per cent of hospitals don’t serve any chicken which meets RSPCA welfare standards, more than 75 per cent don’t serve any pork which meets RSPCA welfare standards, and 56 per cent don’t serve any cage-free eggs.”
- “86 per cent of chicken and 80 per cent of pork served by hospitals is not from farms inspected to meet RSPCA welfare standards.”
- “71 per cent of eggs served by hospitals are laid by caged hens.”
- “When surveyed 7 out of 10 people agreed that the welfare of animals bred for meat, eggs and dairy should not be compromised in order to produce cheap hospital food.”