In better news for RSPCA Approved chooks, producers are required to meet A poorly run free-range system can be badįor welfare likewise, a well-run indoor system can give the animals However, Hope Bertram, RSPCA Australia's Human Food Marketing Manager, toldĬHOICE: "The most important thing to understand is that free range doesn't Well with the other standards we looked at. Per square metre, and up to 20 hours per day of artificial lighting, brightĮnough to encourage foraging and activity. This standard allows meat chickens toīe raised intensively in sheds with stocking densities of up to 17 birds Woolworths Macro Free Range, Lilydale, Aldi's Willowton Free Rangeĭoesn't necessarily mean free range. There is also no specified limit on the amount of artificial light Outdoors, and in the shed they are stocked at up to 15 birds per square There's no cap on the amount of chickens per metre in the These are some of the options that go above this standard.Īccredited free range chickens are only let outdoors when they're 'fullyįeathered'. Continuous artificial lighting canīe used for 23 out of 24 hours (to encourage eating and growth). BirdsĬan be raised indoors for their whole lives, at up to 20 birds per square Minimum allowable welfare conditions, which don't specify free range. The Model Code of Practice, the 'conventional' industry standard sets out The chickens never leave the shed and the build-up of faeces causes respiratory problems and skin to blister and burn. Standards available, we have given a breakdown of what some of these moreĬommon labels really mean when it comes to animal welfare.ĪBOVE: Most chicken meat found in supermarkets is produced intensively in large sheds with stocking rates of up to 20 chickens per square metre. While this is by no means an exhaustive review or comparison of all the Products, with an emphasis on free range. Labels that appear in the supermarket for chicken, pork, beef and lamb We take a look at the standards for a number of the more common welfare Logos with little clear information about what means what. There is no attempt from a government level to make this stuffĬonsumers seem to be left to navigate their way through various claims and In at stocking densities of up to 15 birds per square metre under almost The chickens to be confined in sheds until they're fully feathered, packed Sustainable farmers for his Sydney butchery, Feather and Bone.ĭespite what the packaging may imply, some free range standards allow for Grant Hilliard, who specialises in sourcing pasture-raised animals from "Most people would be horrified to see what a free range chicken is," says Understanding the welfare labels – or not When considering the trays of meat in the supermarket fridges. There's no legal definition of 'free range' when it comes to meat inĪustralia, so it's not easy to know what to make of all the welfare labels But the welfare of the animals can also plunge. Methods bring the prices down – the price per kilo of chicken dropped byĤ0% from 1988 to 2010. In indoor 'factory farms' unless creditably labelled otherwise. However, more recently there's been a shift toįattening them up on pure grain diets in feedlots.Īll pork and poultry meat stocked in supermarkets is produced intensively In Australia, traditionally, beef and lamb range on pastures, allowing forĪ more 'natural' existence. Meanwhile, our love of lamb has waned, from 19.3kg per person in 1991 to Person annually in 1991 to a whopping 43 kg per person in 2016. And poultry consumption has gone through the roof from 22kg per Australians 'get more pork on theįork' these days, eating over 20kg per person in 2016, up from 14.4kg inġ991. Australians love meat – per capita we're one of the biggest meat-consumingīut our meats of choice are changing.
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