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Animal rights groups applaud Walmart’s move

Animal rights groups are applauding Walmart’s announcement of stricter farm animal welfare policies.

Leah Garces, USA director for the group Compassion in World Farming, says it marks “a historical tipping-point”.

“This is the largest retailer in the country and much of their merchandising is groceries.  So the impact of such a market leader in taking farmer animal welfare so seriously, it really can’t be overstated,” Garces says. “It will mark a radical change and a tipping point for farm animal welfare.”

Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, calls Walmart’s announcement “game-changing progress” and says it “signals to agribusiness that the era of confining farm animals is ending”.

AUDIO: Leah Garces