All Animal welfare articles
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NewsArla and Tesco suspend farms for animal welfare violations
The dairy supplier had launched an “urgent investigation” into the farms featured in the footage, which was covertly filmed at several of its British farms
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NewsMoves away from CO2 gas stunning have ‘huge evidence gaps’, say MPs
Josh Newbury MP for Cannock Chase said in an Efra Committee meeting this week that there “are huge gaps in the evidence” on the use of alternative methods
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Comment & OpinionWhy rewilding needs an ‘ag’ in it
The empty-glen imagery of rewilding is bad for farming and nature alike. Restoring Britain’s uplands means bringing farmers back in, not fencing them out, says Jamie Jack, member of UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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NewsMeat bosses slam government bid to end the CO2 gassing of pigs
It comes after the government launched its consultation into phasing out the practice, today, in favour of ‘more humane methods’, including the use of argon gas and automated electrical stunning
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NewsBid launched to stop CO2 gassing of pigs before slaughter
Through a consultation, launched today and running until 21 December, the government’s proposals would see the pork industry move towards ‘more humane methods’ if successful
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NewsM&S urged to stop sourcing farmed salmon by Project Slingshot
The eight-week campaign includes a satirical film starring Chris Packham, more than 5,000 London Underground adverts and an email campaign, inviting members of the public to email M&S chief executive Stuart Machin
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NewsWaitrose commits to 100% British free-range fresh Christmas turkey
The retailer said it was a ‘proud moment and sets a bold new welfare benchmark for the industry’
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NewsRed Tractor launches Beef & Lamb and Dairy consultations
The proposed changes include reducing the number of prescriptive audit points and a more farm-specific approach to livestock health planning
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Analysis & FeaturesDTC dairy still delivers in the post-Covid era
Post pandemic, direct-to-consumer orders are broadening – and dairy businesses are making the most of it
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NewsWaitrose puts £20m into latest round of price cuts
Since the campaign kicked off Waitrose has cut prices on more than 1,000 products and invested £180m
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NewsWaitrose invests £10m into expanding ready meal offer
Waitrose said half of its customers bought a ready meal in the past year, driving an 8% increase in sales
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NewsTrout supplier accused of animal rights abuses
Animal Equality UK said covert filming of Kames’ Tiffany II harvest boat dated 17 July catalogued fish being subjected to crowding and delays before slaughter, as well as instances where they were not stunned properly, left too long before stunning and bleeding and – in at least one case – neither being stunned nor bled
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Comment & OpinionLove lambs? Let’s build a food system that protects animals and tackles climate change
Most lambs in the UK undergo routine, painful mutilations that the government’s own advisors say can no longer be justified, says Waveney Valley MP Adrian Ramsay
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NewsEfra Committee adds to industry pressure on government for Brazil meat ban
Industry groups have called on Great Britain to follow the EU in banning imports of products such as beef and chicken over antibiotic resistance concerns
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy salmonella cases in the UK are steadily surging
Rising numbers of imported eggs are being blamed for outbreaks
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NewsDefra urged to speed up Brazilian beef assessment
The EU’s proposed ban on all Brazilian products of animal origin, including beef and chicken, is due to come into force on 3 September
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NewsM&S uses AI to monitor dairy cow welfare in industry first
The tool uses cameras to capture footage of dairy cows when they are indoors, which is then analysed using an algorithm trained alongside vets to monitor the welfare of cows in real time.
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NewsBluefin tuna farm boom threatening food security, NGO warns
The increase in the fishing of the species threatened stocks and could impact wider seafood supply chains, the NGO warned
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NewsMorrisons condemned for sourcing own-label chicken from China
Animal rights campaigners, industry groups and customers criticised the retailer after it was revealed Chinese chicken had been used in a packet of Morrisons Hot & Spicy Breaded Chicken Tenders
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NewsCaged egg activists target golf tournament for Farmfoods ties
Humane League UK campaigners demanded that Farmfoods reinstate its promise to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens