Animal Welfare
The Welfair® animal welfare certification is the only independent certificate approved by the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) in collaboration with the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (NEIKER). It is based on the European benchmarks Welfare Quality® and AWIN and comprehensively assesses and controls the quality of animal welfare on farms, breeding areas and slaughterhouses for bovine, porcine and ovine species, as well as for hens, chickens, rabbits and turkeys. The Welfair™ certificate allows both producers and slaughterhouse managers to know the animal welfare status of their facilities, thus driving continuous improvement in good, respectful and sustainable practices.