What is a cruelty-free and ethical down?
Ringsted Dun has the utmost respect for animals and will - under no circumstances - accept plucking of live birds!
If you don't know what "live-plucking" means and you have the stomach for it, google it.
This is exactly the reason why Ringsted's suppliers are obliged to provide written guarantee that the fill does not come form live animals.
As an avid member of the cross-disciplinary organization EDFA (European Down & Feather Association), the company takes active part in
promoting animal welfare and consumer interests.
In 2010, members were therefore obliged to meet a traceability requirement and a code of conduct that took a hard line against cruelty to
animals and the so-called 'live plucking'. By means of systematic registration, down can now be traced all the way back to the meat supplier, and the authenticity of the information is checked regularly by neutral experts. For additional information, please refer to EDFA's
own website: www.edfa.eu.
Our manufacturer's down and feathers come exclusively from the EU and are therefore subject to the strictest animal welfare legislation in the world. To be able to verify that they meet the European animal welfare standards, Ringsted Dun has introduced a complete Traceability
System. This system requires to document where the fill was bought, where the raw materials originate from, how they have arrived at the
company and how they are being used.
The fill is a by-product of the food industry and is purchased directly from slaughterhouses, and it is now possible to trace all shipments from beginning to end by means of extensive monitoring. By buying only European produce, Ringsted Dun also procures veterinary certificates documenting that the animals have been treated properly, both during their growth and when slaughtered.
For you as a customer, this means that you are guaranteed that the animals have been treated properly during both rearing and slaughter. This is important to us. In order to guarantee and verify that we comply with European animal welfare standards, we have introduced a tracking system that can document where our filling is purchased, where the raw materials come from, how they arrive at the company and how they are used.
As a dedicated member of the interdisciplinary organisation EDFA (European Down & Feather Association), we help to promote animal welfare and the interests of consumers. Thus, we have undertaken to comply with a requirement for traceability and a code of conduct in which strict action is taken against animal cruelty and so-called “live plucking”. Via systematic registration, the down can be traced all the way back to the supplier, and the accuracy of the information is regularly checked by an audited third party.