The Five Freedoms Ignored:

Marks & Spencer

Cruelty exposedarrow down

This photo is representative of the standard industrial farming practices permitted in the company’s supply chain.
Photo: Andrew Skowron / We Animals
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THE FIVE FREEDOMS
Freedom from
hunger and thirst 01
02 fear and distress
03pain, injury and disease

These are among the Five Freedoms that define humane treatment for farm animals – standards supported by more than 90% of the public.

These freedoms represent what consumers expect from food companies, and while many leading food manufacturers have put policies in place to uphold the Five Freedoms in their supply chain, Marks & Spencer continues to disregard these ethical benchmarks, serving seafood sourced from farms where animals endure unimaginable suffering.

From being packed into overcrowded, filthy waters where fish’s bodies can become riddled with deformities and open sores from sea lice and other irritants to being cut open while alive and fully conscious, Marks & Spencer is allowing brutal torture in order to save a few pennies per meal.

the human cost
is just as
alarming

These inhumane practices can contribute directly to serious health risks for consumers.

Seafood from polluted or crowded farms is more likely to contain toxins or spread disease, putting consumers at risk. Poor conditions in industrial farms can also infect wild fish, increasing the chance of contaminated seafood entering the food supply.

It’s time for Marks & Spencer to put policies in place that end these cruel and unsafe practices and ensure the Five Freedoms for Animals.

These are the decision-makers
allowing this cruelty to continue
Stuart Barry Machin
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Freudmann
Managing Director of Food
Archie Norman
Chairman
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Marks & Spencer: HONOR
THE FIVE FREEDOMS
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Marks & Spencer has the power and responsibility to stop permitting these extreme cruelties in its supply chain. The public expects better, and animals deserve to live free from this egregious and unnecessary suffering.

It’s time for Marks & Spencer to do what many other leading food companies have already done and put policies in place that ensure the Five Freedoms for animals in its supply chain.

Seafood
This is a vibrant, healthy salmon, leaping joyfully from fresh river water

This magnificent fish symbolizes the wild freedom that salmon once enjoyed. In their natural habitat, they thrive in clean, clear waters, exhibiting their strength and agility. Sadly, many salmon in farming operations are deprived of this freedom, confined to overcrowded and polluted environments.

Let's ensure
the FIVE FREEDOMS
FOR ANIMALS
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