That the quality of animal products is good if the industry is all about reducing costs the cost of meat thats our topic today on made in germany the business magazine on torture fella its good to have you with us consumers have long viewed meat as a mere commodity without connecting it to the lives of the animals it comes from certainly applies to industrial poor production which favors scale over Animal Welfare and that means that pig farms to cram the animals into tight enclosures with no room to move are unnaturally researchers are getting a better understanding of pigs just how smart sensitive even sociable they are these discoveries in turn are helping drive Consumer Preferences and driving demand for better or humane production methods lets take a look at a farm that tries to raise happy picks. These pigs need an unusually large amount of straw thats because of the enlightened approach taken by farmer got the element of x. Money. Instead of viewing your animals purely as future
Borders to prevent the spread of the virus. Has more on the outbreak in latin america the difference between latin america and europe i think is that the infrastructure in general around latin america is far worse less investment in schools and hospitals so right from the very beginning they were suffering with trying to do contact and trace and there are certainly less beds available for those who need it intensive treatment that is really impacted latin america very hard also talking also about the economy many people here many millions of people work in the informal economy so when governments say to them stay indoors you cant you cant go out they really have no choice they have to go out with contracting the virus or they dont eat. Polands president has also tested positive for corona virus under is due that is said to be feeling well but is in quarantine poland like much of the rest of europe is imposing more restrictions to try to slow the high infection writes again his Election
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Event after this at a headquarters. But based on the crowd size and indoors, it was concluded that it was best not to do it. But i want to thank all of you. I want to thank matt. Matt, you are dead right. You were putting yourself on the line. And a lot of other people did all across this country. I want to thank the secretary of the treasury of local 951 for having me here today. Look, lets start i would like to start by acknowledging, which im sure all of you do as well, sending my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the United States after they tested positive for covid19. My wife, jill, and i pray they make a quick and full recovery. This is not a matter of politics. Its a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. Its not going away automatically. We have to do our part to be responsible. It means following the science, listening to the experts, washing our hands, social distancing. It means wearing a mask in publi
Ever cheaper meat comes at the expense of the animals well being cheap meat from poorly treated animals come to the consumers expense to after all how can we ensure that the quality of animal products is good if the industry is all about reducing costs the cost of meat thats our topic today on made in germany the business magazine fella its good to have you with us consumers have long viewed meat as a mere commodity without connecting it to the lives of the animals it comes from certainly applies to industrial poor production which favors scale over Animal Welfare and that means that pig farms to cram the animals into tight enclosures with no room to move around naturally researchers are getting a better understanding of pigs just how smart sensitive even sociable they are these discoveries in turn are helping drive Consumer Preferences and driving demand for better or humane production methods lets take a look at a farm that tries to raise happy picks. These pigs need an unusually lar