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Waitrose working to improve animal welfare within its European pork supply chain
Waitrose is “very close” to ensuring its Italian pork supply chain is “confinement free” by the end of this year, as it progresses with efforts to bring animal standards across its European meat supply chain in line with those in the UK.
Read moreRSPCA reports positive reaction to Better Chicken campaign
The RSPCA’s Better Chicken campaign has been backed by over 19,000 people, with respondents demanding their supermarket agree to only sell higher welfare chicken.
Read moreUK egg industry urges government to reconsider trade deal
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), Compassion in World Farming and the RSPCA have joined forces to urge the UK government to reconsider its decision to exclude eggs as a sensitive sector in the recently agreed Comprehensive and…
Read moreUK not doing enough to curb antibiotic use on farms, say campaigners
Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug-resistant bacteria
Read moreUS approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat
For the first time, U.S. regulators approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.
Read moreSupermarkets encouraged to sign-up to the Better Chicken Commitment
ANIMAL welfare campaigners are calling on the public to lobby their supermarkets to encourage them to sign-up to the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC).
Read moreChicken 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.
Read more‘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…
Read moreCo-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.
Read more‘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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