Outrage as Tesco still sells live turtles
Outrage as Tesco still sells live turtles
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Outrage as Tesco still sells live turtles
‘Horrifying welfare implications’
March
2011: Live turtles are still being sold in Tesco stores in China – much
to the outrage of conservationists. The store has been marketing the
turtles since its first store opened in the country in 2007 – but Care for the Wild International
(CWI) is furious the practice is continuing. It using the retirement of
Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy to once more bring the fact to public
attention.
Live produce: Turtles on sale in Tesco’s China supermarket.
For
the West Sussex-based wildlife charity, Leahy’s failure to address the
issue of live turtle sales in its Chinese store constitutes unfinished
businesses. CWI director Mark Jones said: ‘CWI has worked for years to
inform Tesco and the public about the horrifying welfare implications
and severe damage to conservation caused by this activity.
The
continued sale of live turtles in Tesco China stores highlights the
‘business over ethics’ stance that CWI says seems to have prevailed
during Leahy’s tenure.
‘We asked Sir Terry about this issue at
the Tesco shareholders’ AGM in 2008,’ said Jones. ‘He promised he’d base
future policy on “sound science”, but all the science shows that
turtles are suffering, that the trade is unsustainable, and that
consumers are put at risk. Yet Tesco keep selling live turtles in
China.’
‘Tesco’s stated policy on animal welfare is just words’
The
live turtle sales raise the question whether we should be expecting
more of our businesses when they expand into overseas markets, and
highlight the issue of corporate ethical responsibility.
Tesco’s
stated policies on animal welfare, supply chain sustainability, and
consumer safety, all contain fine words, but their continued sale of
live turtles in China shows these policies for what they are… just
words,’ said Jones.
The government also seems reluctant to speak out on the issue of British business behaviour in overseas markets.
‘Sir
Terry Leahy has made Tesco a huge commercial success. It’s a pity that,
by failing to see through on his promise to apply the sound science to
some of his company’s practices in China, this success has come at the
expense of animal welfare and sustainability.’
A Tesco spokesperson said: ‘We meet regularly with Care for the Wild International to discuss this issue and are committed to the continued improvement of turtle welfare in China.
We always take animal welfare into account with all of our policies.’
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