date:Jun 05, 2012
Kroger has science-based standards for animal welfare and works diligently to ensure that its suppliers treat animals humanely, the company said in a statement. Over the past few months, the company has reviewed the opinions of animal-welfare experts and other experts regarding the use of gestation crates for pregnant sows and has concluded that there are many ways to humanely house sows.
Kroger believes that a gestation crate-free environment is more humane and that the pork industry should wo