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Criticism of Klöckner

Animals are nature. So are we humans. Photo: Pixabay for © Pexels, 2019;

Animals are nature. So are we humans. Photo: Pixabay for © Pexels, 2019;

In a press release dated December 11, 2019, Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner speaks of "many improvements in the livestock sector". In the Animal Welfare Report 2015 - 2018 of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the individual points were simultaneously made public.

While the author of the report wants to identify an attitude "with which concrete measures the Federal Government is contributing to an improvement in the situation of farm animals, pets and laboratory animals", the German Animal Welfare Association (Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V.) and we see the current situation as less rosy.

Kick-off

A large part of the press release is devoted to the killing of chicks, the efforts to achieve animal welfare labelling and the problems involved in implementing animal welfare standards in Germany. "If we want to prevent our agricultural production from migrating abroad and being produced there under conditions over which we have little influence, we need European regulations", said the Federal Minister of Agriculture.

Measurable confidence

After more than four decades of our own experience in the food sector as a specialist wholesaler for food packaging, we no longer trust certificates, seals or documents. In our Code of Conduct of 25 October 2017, we have clearly stated our position.

We therefore much prefer to trust the so-called Animal Welfare Label of the German Animal Welfare Association (Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V.), which, according to our own research, is the only one that does not list any interpretable criteria for the applicants' evidence and is therefore measurable and serious in this respect. "All the others speak constantly in the subjunctive: would, had, could, if possible, if feasible ... then it can be left as it is", comments Ingo H. Klett, Head of Corporate Communications at WEBER Packaging GmbH.

Contents

Die wichtigsten Punkte des Tierschutzberichts für den Zeitraum 2015 - 2018 sind …

  • the termination of non-curative interventions in animals

  • the prevention of slaughter of highly pregnant animals (note: why pregnant animals at all?!?) the introduction of a voluntary (note: Ooops ... Fehlerteufel, dear BMEL. Back to the beginning again!) state animal welfare label the promotion of animal welfare at national and EU level to prevent distortions of competition

  • the determination of the sex of chicks already in the egg

  • the work of the State Secretary Committee for Animal Welfare specifically on laying hens and piglets

  • the keeping of sows in crates, which has to be reduced in time (note: why at all in this confinement ...?)

  • the implementation of coalition agreements on animal welfare

We invite you to use the commentary function on our official Facebook company page or right here afterwards to discuss the topics that interest you, to exchange ideas, to reflect, to philosophize and, ideally, to work constructively on solution-oriented answers that simplify your everyday business life and provide even more clarity for your customers and end users.

#unbreakingnews

Just as the constructively working editorial offices we support with a subscription each for solution-oriented, purely member-funded, ad-free and therefore truly independent journalism - Correctiv, Krautreporter, Perspective Daily and The Correspondent - set an example for us, we as the Corporate Communications department of WEBER Packaging GmbH also assume that, even with the greatest effort, there can be no purely objective reporting due to the very individual personal development and origins of the authors and editors.

Open. Honest. Honest.

In the spirit of a living culture of transparency, we are therefore happy to disclose to you at any time what connections we have or to whom our authors may feel obligated: as a trading company, for example, we enjoy the great privilege of not being obligated to anyone in the end and thus always being able to achieve the optimum for our clientele.

Ingo H. Klett – the author of this post – is a freelance public relations and visual artist, but does not represent the interests of any lobby groups.

südback 2019: Green spokesman praises WEBER's commitment to sustainability

Martin Grath, MdL – Biobäcker und landtagspolitischer Sprecher der Grünen in Baden-Württemberg.  Foto: © Martin Grath, 2019

Martin Grath, MdL – Biobäcker und landtagspolitischer Sprecher der Grünen in Baden-Württemberg.
Foto: © Martin Grath, 2019

Stuttgart, 21.09.2019 (wbp): südback 2019 – the most important event for bakers and confectioners in the German-speaking countries – opened its doors today. During the official opening tour, Green Party spokesperson Martin Grath praised the sustainable actions of WEBER Packaging GmbH from Güglingen.

After an opening ceremony in the morning, shortly before 11:00 a.m. (CET), a group of around 30 people accompanied by the Württemberg pretzel queen and princess visited WEBER Packaging GmbH at the exhibition stand on their official tour.

Led by State Secretary Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, MdL – from the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection - were followed by Martin Grath, MdL – organic baker from Heidenheim and spokesman for the Greens in the state parliament, Martin Reinhard – state guild master in the state guild association for the Württemberg bakery trade (Landesinnungsverband für das Württembergische Bäckerhandwerk e.V.) and Ulrich Kromer von Baerle, spokesman for the management of Messe Stuttgart.

Positive contribution to the climate crisis

After a short welcome by Stephan Weber, the Managing Director Sales of WEBER Packaging GmbH, during the coffee roasting, they started talking about the up to 75 percent CO² savings through the use of grass or hay as raw material in the so-called grass paper cup..

Compared to the substituted wood content, hay is processed into a raw material almost entirely without water (< 1 litre H²O per 1,000 kg of raw material) and without any chemicals or the energy input previously associated with them. WEBER press spokesman Ingo H. Klett:

"According to my research, our cups from the new grass-paper mix are currently the most sustainable outdoor coffee cups ever.

Compared to the substituted wood content, hay is processed into a raw material almost entirely without water (< 1 litre H²O per 1,000 kg of raw material) and without any chemicals or the energy input previously associated with them. WEBER press spokesman Ingo H. Klett:


From left to right: Martin Reinhard, State Guild Master of the State Guild Association for the Württemberg Bakery Trade; Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, MdL - Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection; Ulrich Krom…

From left to right: Martin Reinhard, State Guild Master of the State Guild Association for the Württemberg Bakery Trade; Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, MdL - Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection; Ulrich Kromer von Baerle, Speaker of the Management Board of Messe Stuttgart; Stephan Weber, Managing Director Sales of WEBER Packaging GmbH; Photo: Ingo H. Klett for © WEBER Packaging GmbH, 2019


This must stop immediately

Martin Grath from Heidenheim, spokesman for the Greens in the state parliament, MdL and organic baker Martin Grath from Heidenheim, liked not only the grass paper cup but above all Stephan Weber's message to make a targeted contribution against the wastefulness of food with optimal food packaging. In addition Grath:

"In Vienna, as much bread is thrown away daily as is produced in Graz."


v.l.n.r.: Biobäcker und Grünen-Sprecher Martin Grath, MdL; Ulrich Kromer von Baerle, Sprecher der Geschäftsführung der Messe Stuttgart; Stephan Weber, Geschäftsführer Vertrieb der WEBER Packaging GmbH; Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, MdL – Parlamentarische …

v.l.n.r.: Biobäcker und Grünen-Sprecher Martin Grath, MdL; Ulrich Kromer von Baerle, Sprecher der Geschäftsführung der Messe Stuttgart; Stephan Weber, Geschäftsführer Vertrieb der WEBER Packaging GmbH; Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch, MdL – Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin im Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz; Martin Reinhard, Landesinnungsmeister des Landesinnungsverbands für das Württembergische Bäckerhandwerk e. V.; Foto: Ingo H. Klett für die © WEBER Packaging GmbH, 2019