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The Chicken Check: Retailers under the microscope

The Chicken Check: Retailers under the microscope

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END preprogrammed suffering!

END preprogrammed suffering!

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Invisible Animals

Invisible Animals

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The Protein Lab!

The Protein Lab!

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Sentience demands the RRRevolution!

Sentience demands the RRRevolution!

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Initiative to abolish factory farming

Initiative to abolish factory farming

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Initiative “Basic rights for primates”

Initiative “Basic rights for primates”

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Sustainable food

Sustainable food

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Our approach is pragmatic and collaborative. We work with the direct democratic means available to us at the communal, cantonal and national levels. Our efforts are focused on agriculture, consumption, and animal dignity as defined in the Swiss federal constitution. A drastic reduction in the consumption of animal-based food is needed, but we realise that change will not happen overnight. We push for food system reform through political and institutional outreach.

Our roots in Effective Altruism motivate us to reduce animal suffering as efficiently as possible, and so to center our reasoning on their experience in the here and now. We are mindful, though, that the longterm environmental impact of animal agriculture represents the scope for even greater magnitudes of suffering as it affects us all. We therefore place great emphasis on the interconnectedness of harms and seek to build a broad and politically diverse supporter base.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture
Consumption

Consumption

Consumption
Animal dignity

Animal dignity

Animal dignity

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Thank you for your support ❤️

Thank you for your support ❤️

Together, we raised 123,556 CHF – successfully completing the Matching Challenge. Thanks to your support, we are entering the new year with a strong foundation. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thank you for your support ❤️
Outlook 2026

Outlook 2026

Next year’s programme promises to be exciting and full: outdoor access for farm animals, retail work, public procurement initiatives, and more. We look forward to continuing this journey with you, and we need your support to do so.

Outlook 2026
The Chicken Check: who leads and who lags?

The Chicken Check: who leads and who lags?

Over the past month, Sentience has published four reports that examine how the country’s largest retailers – Migros, Coop, Aldi, and Lidl – measure up against the ECC. Today, we bring those findings together in a single ranking...

The Chicken Check: who leads and who lags?
It is not a question of how, it is a question of when

It is not a question of how, it is a question of when

Coop: the final retailer in our “Chicken Check”. Improvements, transparency, labels,... all of this sounds great. But how well does Coop’s practices align with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a scientific framework designed to reduce the...

It is not a question of how, it is a question of when
2025 in Review

2025 in Review

This year has shown what is possible when commitment and community come together. Discover what we achieved together – and how we will build on it.

2025 in Review
Same Aldi, different standards across borders

Same Aldi, different standards across borders

After Migros and Lidl, Aldi steps into the spotlight. Does it live up to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), the scientific framework designed to reduce the suffering of broiler chickens?...

Same Aldi, different standards across borders
In December, every donation counts twice

In December, every donation counts twice

From now until the end of December, every donation will be matched by generous supporters – up to a total of 50,000 CHF. That means 10 CHF becomes 20 CHF, 50 CHF becomes 100 CHF.

In December, every donation counts twice
Vague promises do not protect animals, transparency does

Vague promises do not protect animals, transparency does

After examining Migros last week, Sentience is now turning the spotlight on Lidl to assess how well its practices align with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a scientific framework designed to reduce the suffering of broiler chickens...

Vague promises do not protect animals, transparency does