All Animal welfare articles
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InterviewsHow to keep recipe box customers: lessons from Mindful Chef’s CEO
The Covid-era ‘hyper-growth’ for recipe boxes is over. But Mindful Chef CEO Fabien Desiage believes there’s plenty of room for his health-driven brand
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Analysis & FeaturesHow big is the future for regenerative farming?
It has no agreed definition, yet brands and retailers are getting on board. Can the regenerative movement outpace organic?
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NewsAldi sets prawn welfare commitments across global markets
The German discounter has pledged to implement electrical stunning (or similarly effective methods) for all warm water prawns by 2035 and to phase out eyestalk ablation by the end of 2030 for king prawns, and the end of 2031 for tiger prawns.
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NewsThe Jolly Hog launches premium sausage roll to snack aisle
The Jolly Hog Proper Sausage Roll (rsp: £2.50) combines RSPCA Assured outdoor bred pork with all-butter pastry, topped with fennel and poppy seeds
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NewsLower stocking densities benefiting chickens, says Avara Foods
The poultry giant said a year on from moving to a 30kg per sq m stocking density across its broiler supply base – well below UK and Red Tractor standards – it had seen several improvements
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NewsAbel & Cole accused of greenwashing over land-farmed salmon switch
Sustainable food charity Foodrise has called on the organic food delivery service to ‘tell the truth to its customers’
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Category ReportBorn to grill: Jolly Hog pitches Proper Porkers at posher BBQs
When people feel strapped for cash, staying in often becomes the new going out
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NewsScottish salmon farming’s future at risk, MSPs warn
In a public letter to cabinet secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon, a Scottish Parliament committee said it was ‘disappointed’ with the ‘progress in future-proofing the salmon farming industry’
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Comment & OpinionPrawn welfare is moving fast, and Aldi is falling behind
In just over two years, 10 major UK supermarkets have set public timelines to ban the worst practices in prawn farming. Aldi is the only one that hasn’t, says Jonas Becker of the International Council for Animal Welfare
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NewsSofina Foods Europe unveils programme to support British and Irish pig industry
Dubbed ‘Sofina Connect’, the protein giant said the programme would see it support improvements in areas such as animal welfare, business resilience and the environment
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News‘Torture in a tin’: Most Brits support foie gras import ban
The survey of 2,137 found 63% of respondents would support legislation to ban the import of foie gras made by force-feeding
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News‘No new regulation needed on salmon mortalities’ says Scottish Marine Directorate report
The government organisation said persistent high levels of fish deaths on marine salmon farms was ‘not a widespread issue’, with industry ‘already taking prompt steps to reduce mortality to the lowest possible levels’
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NewsSupermarkets reluctant to sign up to Better Chicken Commitment, NGO warns
Speaking after the NGO published its latest ChickenTrack report, which measures progress made by the 107 BCC signatories, global director of food business Dr Tracey Jones lamented the slow momentum
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News‘Hell for hens’ uncovered in investigation at Shropshire farm
In its undercover investigation, first reported by the Metro, the group revealed footage showing “filthy, baren cages stacked seven high” at the reportedly 122,000-hen farm, housing around 60 birds each
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News‘Defra error’ to blame as Soil Association Certification appeals ruling
The accreditation scheme has argued the Information Commissioner’s Office judgement was made following an administrative error on the part of Defra
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Analysis & Features10 charts that explain UK attitudes to food provenance
It’s official: food origin is a growing concern for shoppers…
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NewsMeat industry calls FSA comments ‘fallacious and misleading’
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) said comments made by the FSA, defending itself following the public declaration of a judicial review into vet charges, were ‘fallacious and misleading’
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Comment & OpinionSustainable Chicken Forum ‘right up there with Donald Trump’s Board of Peace’
The SCF was unveiled on Thursday by food businesses claiming to ‘balance’ chicken welfare with sustainability, net zero and long-term supply resilience
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Comment & OpinionThe £700 question: does cheap caviar mean killing dinosaurs?
Chinese caviar is backed by the state, with a single producer developed by its agriculture ministry producing 35% of global harvests in 2024 – and these competitors can offer prices as much as £700 cheaper per kilo
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NewsPrinces hits 100% MSC-certified tuna sourcing goal
The seafood giant, which sells around 70 million cans of tuna a year, said the shift fulfilled a multi-year investment in traceability systems, fishery improvement work and supply chain transformation across its global operations