All Animal welfare articles
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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
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NewsSeafood companies not showing working on welfare and sustainability policies
It comes as the global investor network FAIRR Initiative, which represents $95tn in assets, launched the Coller FAIRR Seafood Index to benchmark the social, health and environmental consequences of the operations of 20 businesses
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NewsAnimal welfare groups urge government to launch pig gassing consultation
RSPCA and Compassion in World Farming have said the move could improve the welfare of millions of pigs and end a 20-year-old ’welfare crisis’
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Category ReportRetailers uphold ESG values, even in tough climate
The major supermarkets have successfully established the quality of their own lines
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NewsChris Packham calls for Co-op CEO to ban ‘Frankenchickens’
Packham has called on the supermarket to stop sourcing ultra-fast-growing chicken breeds known as ‘Frankenchickens’
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NewsMultimillion-pound Scottish salmon facility opened by Princess Anne
The state-of-the-art development, unveiled at Bakkafrost’s Applecross site, has become the UK’s largest recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and will be central to the company’s aim of becoming the most sustainable Scottish salmon producer
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NewsPrincess Anne urged to cancel trip to Bakkafrost salmon farm in Scotland
With the trip set to take place on 13 May, the Green Britain Foundation said the royal family should not be used to ‘give respectability to the worst mortality site in British farming’
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NewsFarmed salmon labelling battle heads to Upper Tribunal
Animal rights group Animal Equality is appealing the department’s decision to allow the Scottish salmon farming industry to drop ‘farmed’ from its Protected Geographical Indication