All Animal welfare articles – Page 26
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Comment & OpinionFeedlots raise the wider question about imports
The debate surrounding feedlots and recently published pictures of flooded corrals has raised an interesting discussion
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NewsUK poultry farmers report 40% decline in use of antibiotics
The poultry industry has credited ‘joined-up’ thinking for the reduction, and restated its ommitment to ‘responsible’ usage
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NewsFaccenda defends welfare record in face of vegan complaints
Vegan campaign group PETA complained to the ASA about Faccenda’s ‘misleading’ claims of animal welfare on its website
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Comment & OpinionBetter chicken welfare, more to come on sugar
Sainsbury’s approach for improving chicken welfare is not going far enough for the millions of chickens in its supply
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NewsNoble Foods lodges complaint against chick mutilation claims
Sunday Times exposé claimed supplier sourced ‘mutilated’ chicks for Happy Egg Co brand from Germany
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NewsLive animal export ban consultation launched
Consultation follows introduction of mandatory CCTV in abattoirs and increasing the maximum sentence for cruelty offences
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NewsLancashire Farm overhauls yoghurts with free-range claim
The dairy claimed to be the first non-organic brand to use only free range milk in its all yoghurts…
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Comment & OpinionLet's work together to find solutions for dairy bull calves
Despite recent media reports, the fate of dairy bull calves is not a secret
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NewsDefra updates meat chicken welfare code
The move is part of a programme of government reforms to safeguard and enhance the welfare of animals
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NewsLidl to stop selling kangaroo meat from June
The discounter cited ‘customer tastes’ and ‘changing preferences’ among its considerations in taking the decision
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NewsWelfare groups ramp up pressure for method of production labelling
The Labelling Matters coalition gearing up for a major campaign calling for labelling on all meat and dairy prodeucts in the ‘near future’
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NewsBowood Farms workers sentenced over cruelty to sheep
The halal abattoir’s director and four employees were prosecuted for causing unnecessary suffering to animals
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NewsMorrisons buys Yorkshire egg supplier Chippindale Foods
The deal will allow Morrisons to bring forward the date at which all its eggs will come from non-caged hens
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NewsBadger culling is effective TB control says chief vet
The outcome of this year’s culls indicated that “industry-led culling can deliver the level of effectiveness required”
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NewsDefra move to recognise animal sentience welcomed
Draft welfare Bill has been welcomed by welfare campaigners and explicitly recognises animals have feelings and emotions
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NewsAnimal sentience: where does the UK really stand?
The government has faced a backlash over its position on animal sentience after Brexit, so what exactly is going on?
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NewsCompassion in World Farming attacks parmesan farm welfare
CIWF claims poor welfare standards on Italian dairy farms that supply milk for Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano
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NewsBill Oddie in 'debauched' dig at cheap sausages
“Smutty” new ad campaign aims to persuade consumers to shun sausages from ’low-welfare’ and non-assured farms
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NewsMarks & Spencer switches entire milk supply to RSPCA Assured
Change comes after M&S farm was implicated in exposé by animal welfare group
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NewsRSPCA Assured distances itself from crisis-hit parent the RSPCA
RSPCA Assured said the accreditation scheme’s owner Freedom Food was a ’registered charity in its own right’