The New Dairy Standards

Breaking news: Saputo, the multi-billion dollar Canadian dairy giant has made headlines due to a new, zero tolerance stance on acts of animal cruelty. Due to the size of Saputo, they utilize a lot of outside suppliers, all of which will have to adhere to

a code of conduct, renewed each year, and to provide animal welfare training for employees.

Just to make things crystal-clear, Saputo has publically stated that they will not buy milk from suppliers that mistreat animals and

any supplier that violates the policy – based on ‘credible evidence’ of animal cruelty – will be suspended.

Ideally, this will make waves and push to redefine the operating norms of dairy farms worldwide. By taking the first step, an industry giant like Saputo has the opportunity to lay the framework moving forward, which will likely generate a lot of positive PR.

This comes at the heels of a scandal when video footage released by Mercy for Animals showed employees of the Chilliwack Cattle Company “viciously beating cattle.” 

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Original article & image source: http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/02/dairy-giant-saputo-to-refuse-milk-from-farmers-who-mistreat-animals

Ryan R

Greetings veg community! My name is Ryan and I'm a writer for Clearly Veg. I'm a vegetarian that writes and trains/teaches grappling (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & wrestling) full-time. My goal is to educate readers about the political and environmental state of the world, and how that long-standing model of living affects the world around us. I especially like digging into what we eat, how we get said food, and the aftermath of this very large and political process. If I can help a few athletes get beyond the swarm of misinformation that surrounds the possibility of them going a more "veg" direction - even better. About The Author: