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Group pushing US retailers to ban controversial shrimp farming practice

The issue has become a hot-button animal welfare issue in Europe among retailers and other seafood buyers.

"Our hope, both at the Shrimp Welfare Project and within the industry as a whole, is that we can address the issue proactively, before it escalates into a more contentious public debate, said Andres Jimenez Zorrilla, a board member of the activist group Shrimp Welfare Project.
"Our hope, both at the Shrimp Welfare Project and within the industry as a whole, is that we can address the issue proactively, before it escalates into a more contentious public debate, said Andres Jimenez Zorrilla, a board member of the activist group Shrimp Welfare Project.Photo: Andres Jimenez Zorrilla
Executive Editor, IntraFish.com
Published 3 September 2024, 18:41Updated 3 September 2024, 18:41
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