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06/06/2023Industry News
06/06/2023
Chicken welfare: 90% want supermarkets to ditch fast-growing breeds
Almost nine out of 10 shoppers want the UK’s major supermarkets to end their dependence on fast-growing chickens, according to new research by the RSPCA.
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26/05/2023
‘Frankenchicken’ judicial review rejected by High Court
The High Court this week rejected a legal challenge by welfare charity The Humane League – supported by evidence from the RSPCA – which claimed Defra’s permitting of the rearing of the birds was unlawful in relation to the Welfare of Farmed…
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22/05/2023
Co-op to reduce maximum chicken stocking density
The Co-op commits to lower the maximum stocking density of the chickens in its supply chain to 30kg/m2 but is against adopting the Better Chicken Commitment – something 96% of the retailer’s members has voted in favour of.
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22/05/2023
‘More Money, More Meat’: eating to extinction
A new report has revealed the globe’s first national reduction targets for animal-sourced foods, saying it will help ensure the future of humanity.
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21/05/2023
Co-op members and board at odds over AGM vote on chicken welfare
Motion to adopt Better Chicken Commitment carried by 96% but directors cited need for low prices
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19/05/2023
I’ve campaigned for decades against the horrific lives factory-farmed chickens lead – but now there’s hope
A shift in supermarkets’ attitudes and a new judicial review could at last make us face up to this blot on our moral conscience
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16/05/2023
Shift to Better Chicken Commitment gains momentum across Europe
The European ChickenTrack Report measures how fast the companies who have signed up to the standard are meeting their commitments.
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12/05/2023
Support growing for Better Chicken Commitment across Europe
Retailers and poultry firms are transitioning towards the Better Chicken Commitment requirements despite an international backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation and the continued prevalence of avian influenza.
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08/05/2023
M&S launches new TV ad campaign with celebrity chef Tom Kerridge
M&S launches new multi-channel ad campaign following celebrity chef Tom Kerridge as he visits farms supplying the retailer its Oakham Gold RSPCA Assured chicken
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28/04/2023
More than half of chicken welfare commitments not making progress, new report finds
The 2022 ChickenTrack has revealed that more than half of commitments (58%) across 37 companies are not making progress at all.
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