Rabobank must stop financing the confinement of animals in cages.
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Imagine how many animals will have to endure extreme confinement and even die inside cages before the commitment deadline of 2035 arrives.
We are asking Rabobank to stop doing business with clients that haven’t implemented a group-wide commitment to transition to cage-free systems for laying hens by 2025, as the bank’s policies require.
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A moment of your time can make a huge difference for animals.
ASK RABOBANK TO STOP FINANCING EGGS FROM CRUEL CAGES:
Why does Rabobank need to stop
supporting cages?
Lack of space
Up to 12 hens can be crammed together into one small cage. This usually means each of them has a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper to spend their whole lives in.
Frustration
They cannot express their natural behaviors, such as spreading their wings, walking freely, or nesting.
This deprivation leads them to feel constantly frustrated.
Pain
Hens in cage systems have an increased risk of bone diseases such as osteoporosis, making them prone to painful fractures. They have to stand on a metal grate that hurts their feet.
Death and filth
Sometimes, dead hens are left to rot for days, forcing the surviving hens to live next to the decaying bodies of their peers. Hens usually are forced to live among their own feces.
Public health
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that cage systems have a higher prevalence of Salmonella compared to cage-free systems.
Illustrative image of standard cage farms.
Illustrative image of standard cage farms.
Illustrative image of standard cage farms.
Illustrative image of standard cage farms.
Illustrative image of standard cage farms.
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About the
companies
Ahold Delhaize is a Dutch company that was formed in 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group. Its brands operate more than 7,659 grocery and specialty stores, as well as online takeaway services. Ahold Delhaize brands are in Europe, the United States, and Indonesia — a total of 11 countries with multiple outlet formats, including Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, GIANT MARTIN’S, Giant Food, Peapod Digital Labs, Albert Heijn, Delhaize, Etos, Gall & Gall, bol.com, Albert, MAXI, TEMPO, AB Vassilopoulos, ENA, Mega Image, Pingo Doce, and Super Indo.
Makro is a cash-and-carry wholesaler that operates in Europe, with more than 120 stores in 6 countries. In Latin America it currently has more than 100 stores in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela. Makro is a company of the Dutch group SHV (Steenkolen Handeis Vareeniging), formed in 1896 from a merger between several large coal trading companies.
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Remember: the best way to protect these animals is not to eat them.