All Animal welfare articles
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NewsPoultry body warns against Frankenchickens ‘pressure campaign’
The trade body issued an explainer after animal protection charity, The Humane League UK, sent a letter to more than 1,600 chicken farmers, highlighting that they may be breaking the law if they raised ‘Frankenchickens’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ntooukan Achmetoglou, veterinarian, Food Standards Scotland
‘We’re the first line of defence before food even hits the shelves’
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NewsIceland becomes latest retailer to pledge prawn welfare improvement plan
Iceland will eliminate the use of eyestalk ablation and integrate electrical stunning by 2027
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KVI TrackerShoppers facing BBQ food price hikes of up to 67%
Across burger, sausage, steak, kebab and chicken thighs and legs lines, there has been significant inflation of up to almost 70% at the major retailers, according to analysis of Assosia data by The Grocer
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NewsNFU calls for ‘no more concessions’ with US on trade
The US has voiced interest in securing further concessions on access to UK agrifood sectors
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NewsMPs and peers call for government ban on male chick culling
The letter has called on the UK government to mandate the use of in-ovo sexing technology
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NewsIceland trialling barn eggs amid outcry over dropped chicken welfare commitment
Richard Walker has been the target of sustained protests from the animal charity the Humane League, after Iceland dropped its 2025 commitment to stop sourcing eggs shell from caged hens
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NewsMorrisons improves welfare for prawn supply chain
The supermarket has announced its ambition to phase out eyestalk ablation and suffocation in ice slurry
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NewsAldi to offer quicker payments for small produce growers and suppliers
The move follows a period of dry weather across the UK that has placed additional strain on growers
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NewsKipster introduces in-ovo tech into US to prevent chick culling
The technology offers an alternative to culling male chicks at hatch by allowing sex determination of chick embryos during incubation
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NewsAnimal welfare warnings ahead of Gulf trade deal
A UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) trade agreement is said to be imminent
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NewsSmall abattoirs win reprieve as FSA backs retaining vital discount
The discount is seen as a vital subsidy for small slaughterhouses, enabling them to remain competitive
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NewsAnimal rights activists to ‘shut down’ KFC drive-thrus
Activists claim that KFC has ignored calls to publish a new timeline for its animal welfare commitments
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NewsConsumer faith in imported food slumps: Red Tractor
The farm assurance scheme said support for UK-grown food and calls for the UK to produce more had soared
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NewsThree-quarters of Brits want to switch to ‘cull-free’ eggs, new report finds
The UK egg industry kills between 40 million and 45 million male chicks, which can’t be used for meat and can’t lay eggs, each year in a process called hatch and dispatch
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NewsMaelor Foods plans 25% rise in poultry production
The supplier said the move would move was a ’crucial step in meeting growing demand for fresh British chicken’
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NewsAbel & Cole stops sourcing sea-farmed salmon over sustainability concerns
Them move comes amid mounting scrutiny over conditions within the sea farming sector
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Comment & OpinionWhy aren’t Iceland and Co-op acting on chicken welfare?
Food businesses have more power to stop animal cruelty than almost anyone else, says Sean Gifford, MD of The Humane League UK
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NewsThe Jolly Hog unveils debut TV ad showcasing sausage ‘obsession’
The ad creative introduces viewers to the ’slightly obsessive sausage-fuelled world’ of the brand’s founding brothers – Olly, Max and Josh Kohn
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ProfilesPETA UK’s Dawn Carr on moths, veganism and Taylor Swift
‘I’d love to help Taylor Swift engage her legion of fans in taking action for animals’