Maple Leaf Foods’ Commitment to Animal Care
Nov 25, 2019

Video: Maple Leaf Foods’ Commitment to Animal Care



Maple Leaf Foods has a strong values-based culture that has a direct relationship to how we treat animals we raise or source. There are important environmental, nutritional and ethical implications of meat production that we must manage responsibly as part of our sustainability commitment and vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth.

 

Maple Leaf Foods’ Commitment to Animal Care

Maple Leaf Foods’ Commitment to Animal Care

Maple Leaf Foods has a strong values-based culture that has a direct relationship to how we treat animals we raise or source. There are important environmental, nutritional and ethical implications of meat production that we must manage responsibly as part of our sustainability commitment and vi... More
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