It's not just one manufacturer. In the U.S. we allow this mistreatment to be standard. It has gone so far that there are even laws that make it a criminal offense to take pictures of industrial farming in many states. This prevents information to get out to the public about what is done to the animals. The manufacturers who try to do better get pushed out of the market since they cannot produce as cheaply as the ones who didn’t o not give any consideration to the fact that they are dealing with live animals. Consumers do not ask where the product comes from or how it is produced, they ask for tasty food and lower prices. That drives the profit for industry and so this is what it looks like. The chickens are barely alive but still laying eggs. That is not a concern to agribusiness as we allow it here, as long as they are still laying or producing milk or meat.
I did not feel that I could go up against lobbyist in Washington giving politicians large amounts of money to allow all kinds of abuse, but I can vote at the checkout. As they said in the movie Food Inc.: every time you run an item over the checkout scanner, or let a clerk do it for you, you vote as a consumer and your vote is more powerful than you think.
If you want to learn more, I can recommend the book CAFO and the movie Food Inc., not for shock value but for real information and solutions. Both available on Amazon.
When I started, yes, I got eggs from our own birds or local back-yard chicken keepers (via a local health food store) and bought a cow share to get raw milk from a local farm that you can visit in person (you can boil it briefly, until it foams up, to kill bacteria), and got meat from our downtown butcher shop after having a long conversation with them. They get the meat from local farms as well as from further away but label each tray accordingly so you can chose. The local cows are butchered at a slaughter house that is within 50 miles from the farm. The people at the store know the farmers and the slaughter house folks, so there was some humanity in the way the animals were treated before they got killed and that was good enough for me for a while.
I got dog food from Open Farm, a Canadian company that stands for humane treatment of animals and responsible agriculture and fishing. As far as I know they have farm inspections by third parties that are unannounced to ensure animal welfare. There is a global standard that they meet. You can look into it some more. In the end I could not afford their prices every month and sadly have gone back to Costco dry dog food.
Next time I get a dog I will consider if I can afford to feed it with non-factory farmed meat or if I have the time to prepare fresh, local meat for it every day. That is not feasible for me right now. If you have a small dog or cat, their pet food may be affordable and a great solution for you.
It is not perfect but I felt like I could not just continue as I had after finding out how animals are treated in our food production industries. Going on a vegan diet was one relatively easy step for me. I had been off dairy and eggs for almost 10 years in 2000 to 2010, because I mistook Lyme Disease for food intolerance (long story), and was actually a lot healthier then.
These symbols may be something to look into and to look for if you are a concerned consumer:
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A couple of link that may be of interest:
https://www.amazon.com/Food-Inc-Eri...1&keywords=food+inc+DVD&qid=1602183673&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/CAFO-Tragedy...8&sr=1-1-25b07e09-600a-4f0d-816e-b06387f8bcf1
https://openfarmpet.com/pages/ethical-sourcing
