All Animal welfare articles
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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
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Comment & OpinionBig Chicken: Mo Gilligan documentary checks out fast food ‘conspiracy’
The fried chicken loving comedian’s ‘experiment’ is largely pointless, but his deep dive into its production throws up some surprises
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NewsFramptons supplier backs on-farm benchmarking drive as brands demand sustainability proof
The agreement will see 15 of the grain trader’s farms measured across six impact areas: carbon, soil, water, biodiversity, animal welfare and social
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NewsNew wave of Scottish hospitality businesses sign up to farmed salmon boycott campaign
Edinburgh-based luxury hotel and restaurant The Witchery and Contini restaurant group have taken the decision, spearheading the latest wave of businesses signing up to WildFish’s Off The Table campaign
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NewsNFU calls for ban on Brazilian beef and poultry imports
It comes after the EU asked Brazil to prove that its products of animal origin were not derived from animals treated with antimicrobials reserved for human health, growth promotion, or yield improvement
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NewsComedians take aim at Frankenchickens in latest Project Slingshot ad
The sketch, directed by Simon Amstell, is the latest stage in Project Slingshot’s £3m ‘Don’t Buy It’ campaign
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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