Collaborative approach sets UK apart on animal welfare
By: Ben Cooper | 11 May 2011
Animal welfare is becoming an increasingly important issue for consumers both in the UK and the US. However, Ben Cooper writes, while progress in the UK has been underpinned by collaboration between industry and NGOs, the same spirit of cooperation has so far been largely lacking on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Animal welfare is becoming an increasingly important issue for consumers both in the UK and the US. However, Ben Cooper writes, while progress in the UK has been underpinned by collaboration between industry and NGOs, the same spirit of cooperation has so far been largely lacking on the other side of the Atlantic.

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