Is the feather bedding industry against animal welfare?
No, on the contrary: The feather bedding industry is rather benefiting from correct animal husbandry, even if the manufacturers neither keep animals nor produce meat and are not involved in the slaughtering process.
Birds that are kept in good condition and are well treated not only yield good meat, but good by-products as well in the form of high-quality filling material, which is very easy and cost-effective to process yet also saves resources as the processing of high-quality primary components may be organised, for instance, in a more energy-saving way and is, thus, more cost-effective.