All Animal welfare articles – Page 11
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Analysis and Features
Why M&S is making its ‘better’ chicken commitment
M&S pledged to source all fresh chicken from slower-growing breeds. What does it mean for the market (and the chickens)?
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News
M&S to source all chicken from ‘slower-reared’ birds by 2022
It means the retailer will have made a major step towards meeting its Better Chicken Commitment welfare pledge
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News
On The Hook calls for ‘independent review’ of MSC over scrutiny and efficacy concerns
The MSC rejected demands for an independent review and refuted claims it only allows limited stakeholder involvement
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Category Report
Virtuous shoppers: Ethical trading category report 2021
Growth in Fairtrade was monumental last year. But can a rise in ethical purchasing survive the pinch on consumer spending?
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Analysis and Features
Is the UK really a world leader on animal welfare?
The UK prides itself on its animal welfare practices, but the list of undercover exposés of violent acts is growing. Are standards falling?
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News
Retailers hit back at NGO’s claims they are ‘lagging behind’ on chicken welfare
The Humane League urged supermarkets to ‘step up to the plate’ on the issue of chicken welfare
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Analysis and Features
Australian trade deal: what questions are unanswered?
Will Australia be able to export food produced to standards illegal in the UK?
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News
Animal welfare action plan raises farmer fears over lower standard imports
The NFU said the government’s new action plan would ’raise the bar at home’, without any certainty the same standards would be applied to imports
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News
Pork producer ditched by processor and retailers over ‘disturbing’ welfare breaches
P&G Sleigh was implicated in a Times investigation and has been suspended by Tesco, Lidl, Pilgrim’s UK and QMS
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News
Morrisons targeted by Animal Equality over ‘misleading’ chicken range
The NGO said it would flood Morrisons’ communications channels in a bid to get it to sign the Better Chicken Commitment
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Analysis and Features
Seaspiracy: does MSC need to change after damaging Netflix documentary?
Netflix’s controversial film takes aim at fishing as a whole, but also accuses the MSC of inadequacy on bycatch and overfishing
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Comment and Opinion
Milk is precious – farmers should be paid accordingly
It’s hard to claim the work of dairy farmers is truly valued when farmgate milk prices can be as low as 26p per litre, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Comment and Opinion
Why have suppliers overtaken retailers on animal welfare?
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report scores the world’s top 150 food companies on their welfare practices, processes and performance based on publicly available information, along with a survey
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News
Egg & poultry sector ‘concerned’ as new cases of bird flu confirmed
A fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in Staffordshire could lead to an extension of housing rules
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News
Food producers and manufacturers leading on animal welfare, report finds
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare report is sponsored by Compassion in World Farming and World Animal Protection
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News
Egg & poultry sectors ‘relieved’ as Defra announces easing of bird flu restrictions
However, Defra and trade bodies urged farmers and producers to remain vigilant for avian influenza
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News
RSPCA Assured reports soaring accreditations and recognition
The scheme has seen a 52% increase in products carrying the label since 2016
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News
Morrisons slammed for not going far enough on chicken welfare
It will launch a range that meets the standards of the Better Chicken Commitment, but is not signing the commitment
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News
Morrisons to launch new high-welfare chicken range
The ‘affordable’ range will meet the criteria of the Better Chicken Commitment, said Morrisons
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Analysis and Features
What does ‘better’ meat and dairy production and consumption look like?
A new report claims to show how retailers can make meat ‘better’