All Animal welfare articles
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NewsTesco revamps Finest Steakhouse range farmer contracts
The retailer said around 200 farmers would benefit from new three-year contracts, along with financial incentives for meeting a new set of standards, with a further 600 moved onto a ‘simplified’ Aberdeen Angus contract
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NewsWelsh farmers under pressure from prolonged dry weather and drought
With the devolved nation on track for its driest July in nearly 190 years, operations on farms across the agricultural spectrum have been hit, echoing what has been seen throughout the rest of the UK
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NewsMeat industry calls on government to safeguard water supply
Representative bodies and business argued the step was necessary on food safety and animal welfare grounds, as well as to ensure UK food security
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News2 Sisters processing plant restarts after water shortage shutdown
2 Sisters said it would be ‘bringing water in from outside of the area by tanker to allow the site to maintain operations from Tuesday
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NewsSalmon farmer Loch Duart hits back at ‘campaign of harassment’
The backlash comes after activist groups Scottish Salmon Watch and Abolish Salmon Farming filmed dead and diseased fish, as well as birds, at its site in Loch A Chairn Bhain
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NewsHeinz ditches free-range eggs in Seriously Good Mayo recipe
Heinz quietly announced the ingredient change on its website in March
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NewsFairburn’s Eggs betting big on free-range and organic
The Lincolnshire-based producer said its ‘strategic move’ from cage to free-range and organic eggs lifted its gross profit percentage from 10.6% to 11.1%
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NewsGlobal cage-free egg transition is gaining pace, Compassion in World Farming says
The animal rights charity’s analysis of 852 commitments found the average cage-free transition stood at 85%
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NewsChris Packham backs chicken welfare campaign against Pret
The naturalist and TV presenter led a crowd of protesters in slamming Pret’s failure to adopt slower-growing breeds last week
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Comment & OpinionWhy livestock feed is the next frontier for Scope 3 reduction
As Scope 3 targets tighten, the carbon hidden in livestock feed can no longer be ignored, says Dr Andrew Pine, business manager at UFAC
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NewsTesco goes cage-free across own-brand shell and ingredient eggs in UK & Ireland
It means Tesco has fulfilled the commitment it made in 2016 and follows similar proclamations made by Asda and Lidl this earlier this year
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NewsScottish salmon sector needs urgent reform to unlock growth, claims study
Prosper delivered the warning in its study ‘Net gains: supporting Scotland’s salmon farming sector’
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NewsBritish consumers concerned about production standards of imported food, Red Tractor says
Some 39% of people surveyed by Red Tractor said imports should be clearly labelled, with just 2% believing they should be allowed without restriction
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Comment & OpinionThe Good Food Cycle needs more than a quick oil – it needs political will
The UK government risks getting stuck in permanent short-term mode – and that’s a problem for farmers, food sector workers and the public alike, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsZack Polanski backs campaigners calling for CO2 stunning ban for pigs
The politician joined animal welfare advocacy group Project Slingshot as it projected a video of pigs ‘being slaughtered inside CO2 gas chambers’
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NewsAnimal welfare campaigners target Pret a Manger over delayed ‘frankenchicken’ pledge
Campaigners plan to visit every Pret in London over the coming months
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Comment & OpinionCould the meat industry be about to have its ‘tobacco moment’?
The campaign against eating meat is building and the industry needs to listen, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and chief executive at WeAreSPQR
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NewsBakkafrost accused of misleading regulators after dead and diseased fish found at site
Animal Equality UK said the business misled authorities about the true status of its apparently fallow Loch Torridon site
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InterviewsRanjit Boparan: a new hero for net zero
The Chicken King is on a mission to show that higher welfare, net zero, affordability and resilience can go hand in glove. Here’s how
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Category ReportPrices between organic and non-organic narrow
Organic goods cost an average of 11% more than non-organic ones