Is ‘slaughter-free dairy’ really possible?
The short answer is no - especially not in the name of animal rights.
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Posted on the 26th February 2007
In August 2006, Animal Aid launched a nationwide survey to find Britain's most vegetarian-and vegan-friendly supermarket chain, monitoring more than 600 supermarkets across the UK.
Now we can announce that the winners of the 2007 Animal Aid Vegetarian & Vegan Supermarkets of the Year are Morrisons for its vegetarian provision and Waitrose for its vegan provision. Overall, Waitrose was found to be the most vegetarian and vegan friendly supermarket in Britain owing to its provision of meat-and dairy-free products across the spectrum.
Waitrose is renowned for its ethical stance and this latest award follows last year’s announcement that it had been named the most farm animal-friendly supermarket chain by Compassion in World Farming. A month later, it was named as the most environmentally-friendly supermarket group in a study by the National Consumer Council.
Says Animal Aid’s Vegetarian Campaigner, Kelly Slade:
‘The demand for non-animal food products is growing rapidly. Animal Aid’s survey shows that, while some supermarkets provide a good range of vegan and especially vegetarian foods, and stock a wide selection of fresh, frozen and chilled products, others have a very long way to go.
‘Animal Aid would like to see supermarkets taking vegetarian and vegan consumers seriously and increasing their provision of chilled and frozen products, especially dairy-free alternatives. This would also be welcomed by a significant proportion of the population who are lactose-intolerant. Our survey showed that labelling is key to reaching target customers and, although the majority of supermarkets have now adopted vegetarian labelling of their own-brand products, most still do not label their vegan products.’
* The supermarket branch that scored highest of all 622 stores surveyed was Waitrose in Beaconsfield.
The short answer is no - especially not in the name of animal rights.
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