All Animal welfare articles
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NewsBan on personal imports of EU meat and dairy needs more publicity: suppliers
Defra last Saturday announced it was introducing a ban on a slew of personal imports to ‘protect the health of British livestock and the UK’s food security’
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Analysis & FeaturesHormone-treated beef explained: is it a problem or a solution?
The US president claims his tariffs are designed to stimulate negotiation. So is hormone-treated beef likely to form part of an oven-ready trade deal?
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NewsThe Happy Egg Co accused of misleading customers in CMA complaint
Animal welfare non-profit A Bit Weird has alleged that there is a disconnect between the ‘joyful, healthy hens’ portrayed in marketing and the reality of life for hens
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NewsWaitrose unveils chicken welfare labelling scheme and hits BCC target early
Waitrose will meet the requirements of the Better Chicken Commitment this year
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Comment & OpinionWhy Waitrose is putting welfare labelling on meat
Our customers are telling us they want clear transparency and they want to know the food they buy has been produced to the highest standards, says James Bailey, Waitrose MD
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Comment & OpinionBan Hatch & Dispatch: welfare film lays out logic for egg production change
Stephen Fry narrates The Vegetarian Society’s animated short, which starts with the same tone as a kids’ Christmas movie
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Comment & OpinionWagyu wars: are the popular posh steaks really just bull?
Premium wagyu steaks in retailers used to warrant a big PR push - but are they really all they’re cracked up to be?
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NewsWorld’s first bird flu case in sheep detected in UK
The case was found on a farm where the disease had already been confirmed in captive birds
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NewsSt Ewe becomes first UK-founded egg packer to achieve B Corp status
St Ewe is also the first EU-based egg packing brand to achieve this certification in Europe
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NewsSainsbury’s and Cranswick sign 10-year meat supply deal with £60m welfare investment
Cranswick will supply all of Sainsbury’s British pork, sausages, premium bacon and gammon and cooked meats with the Sainsbury’s Pork Producer Group
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NewsYeo Valley takes first move into meat with launch of organic beef burger
Yeo Valley’s burger launch comes a week after it snapped up yoghurt brand The Collective
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Comment & OpinionFarming disinformation is rife with idyllic imagery on packs
‘Humane-washing’ uses deceptive labels and imagery to sell animal-derived products, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsUK food businesses ‘unlikely’ to meet 2026 chicken welfare deadline
UK retailers need to do more to improve chicken welfare, according to data from Compassion in World Farming
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NewsAsda ends 100% British chicken pledge as it sources from Germany
The move ends the long-running convention where all major UK supermarkets sourced only British fresh chicken
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NewsArla suspends farm after exposé reveals 'routine' animal cruelty
Campaign group Animal Justice Project said cows at one of Arla’s suppliers were violently kicked, punched, and struck with pipes
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NewsMeat and dairy from Hungary and Slovakia banned as foot and mouth spreads
UK farmers are alarmed by the spread of the highly contagious virus in mainland Europe
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KVI TrackerThe Jolly Hog shrugs off sluggish sausage and bacon markets to boost sales
The brand had benefitted from increased supermarket listings and rising consumer demand for meat, said co-founder Olly Kohn
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Analysis & FeaturesNFU Conference: what could Steve Reed offer angry farmers?
Faced with furious questions and protests, Reed tried in vain to reassure a farming sector left reeling by the much-hated ‘family farm tax’
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NewsTom Parker Creamery unveils ‘category first’ Bedtime Milk
The brand’s new functional milk is infused with botanicals to ’combat stress and promote good sleep’
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NewsMost egg shoppers would leave a shop to buy cage-free option
The study found that 61% of adults would either go elsewhere or refuse to buy eggs altogether if eggs from cage-free hens were not available