The company has made this crucial step thanks to its sensitivity in guaranteeing animal welfare throughout the whole of the turkeys’ life cycles while also caring for the interests of society

The agro-food company Procavi, part of Grupo Fuertes, has become the first Spanish turkey company to achieve the Animal Welfair™ certification, based on the demanding European protocols Welfare Quality and AWIN®, thanks to their minute and thorough work to guarantee the stipulations throughout their whole production chain.

Attaining this certification endorses Procavi as a company which respects animal welfare throughout the turkeys’ life cycle. The certification design is fully based on contrasted scientific protocols, making it a very useful tool for companies involved in the production of foods of animal origin.

The Welfair™ seal of Animal Welfare is an independent certification developed by the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologies Alimentàries (IRTA) (Institute of Food Research and Technologies) in collaboration with the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development (Neiker-Tecnalia). It requires that the species, in this case turkeys, be assessed by following the four basic principles of animal welfare: good nutrition, suitable housing, good health, and behaviour inherent to the species, as well as a correct emotional state.

With this certification, Procavi guarantees that all its production, which also includes all the product lines commercialised under the TURKEY LOVERS brand, meets all the requirements set by Welfare Quality and AWIN®. As a result, the consumer has the full guarantee that the fresh turkey meat they put on their table has been produced in compliance with the strictest rules on animal welfare.