All Animal welfare articles
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NewsWaitrose launches Check Your Chicken campaign following BCC success
Starring Taskmaster star Alex Horne and his band, the social film comprises a comedy music video about checking the quality of an array of Waitrose chicken products
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NewsTrout infections raise concerns from welfare campaigners
Following an FOI inquiry, Animal Equality UK said it had been left alarmed by a ‘critical data gap’ in the number of fish that die from highly infectious diseases
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NewsWaitrose meets Better Chicken Commitment standard across own-label range
By the end of August 2025, 100% of Waitrose own brand fresh, frozen and ingredient chicken will meet the BCC
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NewsRed Tractor launches anniversary marketing campaign
The animated clip depicts a growing family around a kitchen table enjoying food together
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Comment & OpinionActivists must work with industry for animal welfare action
What exactly does Animal Justice Project want to achieve with its actions targeting Cranswick?
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NewsCranswick ‘horrified’ at historic pig abuse footage
The meat supplier said the footage was ‘historically recorded’ and it has since taken action to ensure high welfare standards are enforced
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NewsScottish salmon survival rate at record high thanks to technology investment
New figures show monthly survival averaged 99.1% from January to June, which represents the best start to a year since data was first voluntarily published in 2018
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NewsUK government ‘failing to recognise halal market opportunity’
The meat industry has said the ‘dynamic, high-value market’ has been overlooked by the UK government in trade strategy, food policy and international promotion
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Comment & OpinionCultivated meat should support UK farmers, not push them out
The meat production system is under growing and unsustainable pressure, says Owen Ensor, CEO and co-founder of Meatly
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NewsChippindales rebrands Yorkshire range to Proper Good Yorkshire Eggs
The Myton Food Group owned brand has aimed to improve shelf standout with brighter and bolder packaging
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s u-turn on eggs is both unsurprising and inevitable
In 2016, Iceland committed to its eggs being completely cage-free by 2025. But that commitment vanished from its website earlier this year
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NewsRed Tractor: New tiered approach to pig welfare standards and labelling gets go-ahead
It follows a six-week industry-wide consultation which explored enhanced welfare modules for both outdoor and indoor pig farms
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NewsIceland Foods reinstates cage-free egg commitment by 2027
The supermarket had reneged on its previous commitment to go cage-free by 2025, citing supply chain disruption and the cost of living crisis making it unachievable
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NewsPoultry body warns against Frankenchickens ‘pressure campaign’
The trade body issued an explainer after animal protection charity, The Humane League UK, sent a letter to more than 1,600 chicken farmers, highlighting that they may be breaking the law if they raised ‘Frankenchickens’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ntooukan Achmetoglou, veterinarian, Food Standards Scotland
‘We’re the first line of defence before food even hits the shelves’
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NewsIceland becomes latest retailer to pledge prawn welfare improvement plan
Iceland will eliminate the use of eyestalk ablation and integrate electrical stunning by 2027
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KVI TrackerShoppers facing BBQ food price hikes of up to 67%
Across burger, sausage, steak, kebab and chicken thighs and legs lines, there has been significant inflation of up to almost 70% at the major retailers, according to analysis of Assosia data by The Grocer
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NewsNFU calls for ‘no more concessions’ with US on trade
The US has voiced interest in securing further concessions on access to UK agrifood sectors
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NewsMPs and peers call for government ban on male chick culling
The letter has called on the UK government to mandate the use of in-ovo sexing technology
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NewsIceland trialling barn eggs amid outcry over dropped chicken welfare commitment
Richard Walker has been the target of sustained protests from the animal charity the Humane League, after Iceland dropped its 2025 commitment to stop sourcing eggs shell from caged hens