“Historic” roadmap towards animal-friendly production

Animal welfare history in the making in the Netherlands. Early July 2025, altogether 11 stakeholders, including farmers’ organisations, processors and marketing organisations, retailers, social interest groups and the authorities, all signed a roadmap towards better animal welfare in livestock production. The ambitions are thought to cost billions. More space for animals, more opportunities to express natural behaviour in good health, and a minimal amount of physical processing on the anima