All Animal welfare articles – Page 18
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Comment & OpinionA Cow’s Life: Panorama documentary shines a light on the cost of dairy
This week’s Panorama investigation into the dairy sector was never likely to evoke bucolic visions of happy cattle chewing the cud
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Comment & OpinionNew allegations of animal abuse won’t help a dairy sector already on the brink
The BBC’s Panorama on Monday night saw workers on a dairy farm in west Wales engaged in a series of alleged animal welfare breaches
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NewsFarmison & Co launches ‘Save Our Bacon’ boxes to tackle British pork supply chain issues
The half and quarter pig boxes would help ease the “heart-breaking” problems the industry was facing, Farmison said
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NewsDefra to launch supply chain probe into UK pig crisis
It comes as more than 200,000 animals are now backlogged on farms
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Comment & OpinionHow Waitrose is working with farmers to address sustainability challenges
Solving the most complex challenges requires innovative, collaborative and disruptive thinking, says Waitrose executive director James Bailey
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NewsOrganic food & drink sales break £3bn barrier
Soil Association Certification’s annual market report revealed shoppers continued to seek out more sustainable and health-focused products
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NewsMSC unveils revamped rules for its fishing standard
Among proposed changes to its Fisheries Standard are new requirements on shark finning and endangered species
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NewsMeat exporters renew calls for veterinary deal with EU
An agreement could ease post-Brexit cost and red tape burdens, BMPA believes
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NewsLye Cross Farm lands Ocado listing for its 100% grass-fed cheddar
The cheese is sourced from milk supplied from a local dairy herd that roams on herb-rich pastures in the summer
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NewsAt least 1.7 million birds culled due to bird flu, according to egg body
The government’s chief vet put the number at 500,000 birds less than two weeks ago
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NewsRed Tractor ad plans in balance after AHDB pulls funding
The levy board said it was “no longer appropriate” to supply funding to such a well-established scheme
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NewsUK facing worst-ever bird flu outbreak, according to poultry sector
About half a million infected birds have already been culled, said chief vet Christine Middlemiss
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NewsKavli sells St Helen’s Farm goats’ milk brand back to founders
The sale follows the implicaiton of the brand in an animal welfare scandal last year
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NewsAnimal welfare group calls for CCTV in fish processing plants
The call, by Animal Equality, follows growing concerns over alleged welfare breaches in the sector
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NewsMethod of production labelling: majority of shoppers in favour, survey reveals
New research by Compassion in World Farming revealed 68% of shoppers were in favour of labels that showed how an animal was reared
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NewsCompassion in World Farming calls for industry shift on chicken welfare
The animal welfare charity argued a “collective effort” was needed before the 2026 deadline of the Better Chicken Commitment, which seeks higher standards for broiler chickens
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NewsDefra moves to national housing order amid bird flu threat
The move comes less than a week after it introduced a housing order in parts of Yorkshire
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose: 'pig farmers deserve a long-term strategy, not a firesale'
Our priority is to ensure we protect their futures, and take meaningful action that creates a step-change in the market, says Jake Pickering, senior agriculture manager at Waitrose
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NewsSurya Foods claims first with launch of festive halal turkey
The NPD is a response to strong consumer demand from Muslims for halal turkeys at Christmas
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NewsAquaculture report slams supermarkets over sustainability of supply chains
A study by the Changing Markets Foundation accused 49 supermarkets in the UK and Europe “failing to address” the “unsustainable nature” of the sector