All Animal welfare articles – Page 24
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NewsEgg producer under investigation after footage alleges ‘appalling’ conditions
Hoads Farm in East Sussex was occupied by animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere yesterday
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NewsAnimal Equality UK reaches goal to crowdfund anti-dairy billboards
The campaign is aimed at disrupting the dairy industry’s awareness month, Februdairy…
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NewsThe ‘Pecking Order 2020’ report: How did major fast food brands fare?
In its second year, the chicken welfare report found only one brand had made significant progress
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NewsPoundland, B&M and Home Bargains slammed for selling caged hen eggs
All the UK’s major supermarkets have either stopped selling eggs from caged hens or pledged to go cage-free
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Analysis & FeaturesFear the Fever: what can be done to tackle the African swine fever pandemic?
African swine fever has already claimed half the pigs in China. Now the ‘biggest animal disease outbreak ever’ has arrived in Europe
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NewsIndustry teams up to form antibiotic reduction strategy
A group of major food manufacturers, retailers and industry bodies have formed the new industry initiative
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NewsSainsbury’s eggs to go 100% free-range
The move makes it the first of the big four to offer 100% free-range eggs, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsTesco to launch ‘more affordable’ ethically farmed chicken by early 2020
The announcement came as 25 animal welfare specialists called on the supermarket to ditch its ‘intensive’ farming practices
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Comment & OpinionFire-ravaged Brazil faces a fight in growing UK pork and poultry exports
The UK’s poultry sector - not to mention consumers - are likely to be concerned by Brazil’s ‘sustainable’ farming methods
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NewsLabour plans animal welfare commissioner in far-reaching policy pitch
The 50-point ‘animal welfare manifesto for government’ also includes bans of sow farrowing crates and foie gras imports
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NewsTesco and Red Tractor suspend pig farm after ‘distressing’ abuse
Undercover footage appeared to show pigs squealing as workers hit them with metal rods and slammed gates into them
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time the poultry sector faced up to welfare concerns
The sector has faced a series of animal welfare exposés
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News‘Urgent’ welfare changes needed after heatwave poultry deaths
It came after ‘thousands’ of heat-related chicken deaths were discovered at a Moy Park farm in Lincolnshire
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NewsWaitrose to phase out lead-shot game across its estates
Waitrose claims to be the largest retailer of game in the UK
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NewsPetition calls for ‘urgent’ welfare inspections for Scottish salmon
It follows allegations of malpractice at a farm in a Highland loch
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy won’t all the supermarkets sign up to poultry welfare pledge?
The ‘Better Chicken Commitment’ underlines six requirements
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NewsTesco suspends farm over chicken welfare standards
Undercover footage showed ‘shocking’ abuse of chickens at two farms in Suffolk
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NewsMoy Park faces investigations over chicken welfare practices
An animal rights charity says it has seen ”extreme animal suffering” at three of the poultry producer’s farms
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NewsAnimal welfare charity demands new standards for UK barn eggs
The mass migration from caged systems would facilitate growth in barn eggs, as suppliers looked to barn systems to provide a value proposition, said Compassion
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NewsAvara Foods under fire over poultry welfare after 'extreme suffering' filmed
Animal Equality claimed a series of alleged welfare breaches had been found at farms supplying the poultry giant