Advocates launch global campaign against Aldi’s double standards
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- Animal Equality kicked off its global campaign against cruelty in Aldi’s U.S. supply chain with a protest at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate.
- Advocates are now highlighting the gap between Aldi’s animal welfare standards in Germany versus the U.S.
- Animal Equality urges Aldi to eliminate cages for pregnant pigs and hens in its U.S. supply chain.
- Protests have spread from Germany to the U.S., drawing attention to the chain’s double standards.
In October 2023, Animal Equality kicked off a global campaign against Aldi with a powerful protest at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Advocates displayed three gestation crates—or small metal cages for pregnant pigs—to expose suffering in its U.S. supply chain.
The protest drew attention from hundreds of onlookers, including tourists and school groups.
The issue: Aldi’s double standards
Animal Equality’s campaign reveals a double standard in Aldi’s animal welfare policies. In Germany, Aldi is praised for its standards, which include banning small crates for pregnant pigs and battery cages for hens. These policies reflect the expectations of German consumers.
In the United States, it’s a different story. For their entire pregnancies, mother pigs are confined in “gestation crates,” which are too small to turn around in. These intelligent, social animals suffer from sores, infections, and psychological distress for most of their lives.
Hens in Aldi’s U.S. supply chain face similar suffering. They are crammed into wire cages with barely enough room to move. Each hen has less space than a sheet of printer paper, making it impossible to stretch their wings. These cramped conditions lead to injuries, diseases, and even death when the hens cannot access food or water.
These practices are out of step with Aldi’s own standards in Germany, where gestation crates were banned in 2021. This has raised serious concerns about Aldi’s commitment to animals across all its markets.
Animal Equality demands that Aldi close this gap by phasing out cages in the US. This campaign advocates for a global standard that protects all animals, regardless of where they are located.
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Across the US, animal protectors are standing up against the cruelest practices in factory farming. You can make a difference too.
Sign our petition to ban factory farming in the US, share your thoughts on social media, and share this story with your friends and family.
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You can end this cruelty! Please sign our petition calling for ending factory farming in the United States.
Then, let Aldi know how you feel about their support for extreme confinement in the United States.
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