Experts from RSPB and Natural England have praised the achievements of wildlife initiative Waitrose WildCare that operates on dairy farms supplying milk under then essential Waitrose milk and cream brand.
Soya has had its detractors in recent years, condemned by some as an unsustainable crop, linked to loss of biodiversity. Initially, focus was on protecting the Amazon Rainforest.
Johanna Buitelaar Warden, Head of Animal Welfare and Business Development at sustainability experts AB Sustain, explains why the charity’s work is even more relevant 100 years on than when it was first established.
Temple Grandin, the renowned American doctor of animal science, was the world’s first proponent of outcome measures as a way of assessing the health and wellbeing of animals on farm and in abattoirs – a technique that she pioneered at meat processing plants in the US.