Bad Wimpfen (dpa / lsw) - The discounter Lidl has promised a comprehensive clarification of the allegations against a chicken supplier for alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Lidl is clearly against animal cruelty, the company announced on Wednesday in Bad Wimpfen (Heilbronn district). The supplier, who also supplies other market participants, was asked for an opinion and an independent examination by external experts was arranged.
The animal welfare organization Albert Schweizer Foundation has accused the fattening farm of supplying meat from tortured fattening chickens to discounter branches. According to this, secretly made video recordings from the summer of 2022 show that the broilers in full barns "vegetated and had problems standing on their feet".
The discounter emphasized that it has been committed to the further development of animal welfare standards for years. Depending on the result of the examination of the allegations against the supplier, we reserve the right to take further steps.
