Animal Welfare Policy
TDGP LTD recognises that whilst the use of Animals in our Supply Chain is unlikely to be of
major relevance to our manufacturing processes and nature of product being produced, the
welfare of farm animals in ours or any other supply chain is essential to endorse our own, our
business and our customers’ ethical standards. We believe that farm animals are sentient beings
and that animal welfare encompasses not only good physical condition and health, but also
mental wellbeing and the ability to exhibit species-specific behaviour. We therefore endorse the
“Five Freedoms” of Animal Welfare” and as such require our partners in the Far East and
Europe to recognise the same principles and values:
- Freedom from hunger and thirst, by ready access to fresh water and diet to maintain full
health and vigour. - Freedom from discomfort, by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and
comfortable resting area. - Freedom from pain, injury and disease, by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment.
- Freedom to express normal behaviour, by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and
company of the animal’s own kind. - Freedom from fear and distress, by ensuring conditions and treatment that avoid mental
suffering.
OUR COMMITMENTS:
To achieve and maintain a high standard of animal welfare across the life cycle of animals
in our care, by ensuring that our operations safeguard the Five Freedoms of animal welfare.
To align our practices at the level of the relevant individual businesses with the internationally
recognised principles for the welfare of animals in livestock production systems, as set out by
the World Organisation for Animal Health.
To advocate for Animal Free testing. Animal testing contravenes these Terms of Business.
To insist that specific social and environmental risks and impacts related to animal
production systems are considered, including animal waste, zoonotic disease, and the safety,
security and health of all persons assisting our supply chain and the public from production
activities, by applying sound safety, quality, social and environmental management principles.
To achieve these commitments, we will:
Conduct our business with integrity and ensure our partners comply with all relevant laws
including applicable environmental Regulations in the Countries in which we operate and
in accordance with recognised industry specific standards as well as TDGPs corporate
policies, standards and codes of practice.