Welfare and Conservation

While our large range of foods are a great experience to enjoy, it is important to assure you that whereever they are  sourced, be they alternative meat, game or home produced,  they are offered with an understanding of their environmental and welfare implications. We have therefore researched our sources in depth to make sure each product is only offered to you on this site if they are part of  production system which is in keeping with the welfare and  conservation policies of the EU.   All the meats featured on this site come through meat plants which are certified by the EU food standard agency under licence to be acceptable in Welfare, Hygiene and Conservation.

What is CITES ?

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between Governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. All meat offered on this site can only come to you as part of this policy. This means that it is either farmed - usually for the skin and the meat is a by product, or under a hunting licence in order to keep the population under control  so that the ecosystem is not harmed.