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McDonald's UK hailed for regenerative beef project work
A four year regenerative beef project spearheaded by McDonald's UK has been hailed for improving the sector's sustainability credentials.
Read moreShrimp stunning initiative wins animal welfare award
Hilton Seafood UK has received an award for trialling and adopting an electric stunner for farmed whiteleg shrimp, which delivers a more humane method of slaughter than immersion in ice slurry.
Read moreShrimp stunner earns welfare award for UK seafood supplier Hilton
Shrimp stunner earns welfare award for UK seafood supplier Hilton
Read moreBBFAW prepares for a new decade of animal welfare action
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) is gearing up for a new decade of animal welfare improvements through higher food industry standards.
Read moreFarmers and MPs demand answers over Australian trade deal
Farmers and MPs have demanded answers from the government over a potential Australian trade deal after it emerged Boris Johnson approved a zero tariff-zero quota deal in talks with Canberra.
Read moreHow plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19
Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, bovine spongiform, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases.
Read more‘If we don’t change we’re f*cked’: Greta Thunberg warns humanity in new video
Climate activist shifts focus onto farming and veganism in latest campaign
Read moreEuropean Citizens’ initiative to end the use of cages in animal farming continues to get support
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee voted on Friday with overwhelming majority to ban the caging of farmed animals in the EU.
Read moreAdd ground insects to pasta and burgers to overcome food supply issues, scientists say
Maggots and insects should be ground up and put into pasta to tackle food supply problems,
Read moreAnimals to be formally recognised as sentient beings in UK law
Animals are to be formally recognised as sentient beings in UK law for the first time, in a victory for animal welfare campaigners, as the government set out a suite of animal welfare measures including halting most live animal exports and…
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