All Animal welfare articles – Page 18
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Defra confirms extension of controversial badger cull
Additional licences covering parts of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset have been confirmed
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Campaigning teenager calls on Leadsom to ban caged hen farming
Lucy Gavaghan’s petition began on Friday and has already gathered over 21,000 signatures
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Asda confirms it will phase out eggs from caged hens by 2025
CIWF says “the hope that a cage-free day will dawn in modern egg production looks increasingly feasible”
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RSPCA Assured appoints Clive Brazier as new CEO
Brazier joined the assurance scheme as general manager in 2014, and took over as acting CEO six months ago
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Schoolgirl takes on Morrisons and Asda over caged eggs
Fourteen-year-old has previously petitioned Tesco, who pledged to stop selling caged eggs by 2025
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RSPCA's Jeremy Cooper under fire from animal campaigners
The former boss of the Freedom Food welfare assurance scheme has become embroiled in a row over RSPCA’s future direction
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Comment and Opinion
Defra u-turn on animal welfare is regressive
Your article about Defra’s u-turn on animal welfare guidance is one of the few balanced pieces we’ve seen
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Poultry sector says chickens won't suffer under welfare reform
The government is about to move from statutory welfare codes to industry-led guidance
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Comment and Opinion
Time to crack the chicken cage conundrum
Although almost 50% of eggs in the UK are cage-free, many still come from hens living in cramped conditions
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Morrisons challenges its placing in animal welfare report
The retailer was ranked in the fourth of six tiers in the annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare audit
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Noble Foods wins top marks for animal welfare improvements
Egg giant Noble Foods gets top marks for animal welfare in global audit
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Wholesalers withdraw sale of 'inhumane' glue rodent traps
Wholesalers bow to pressure over glue-based rodent traps
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RSPCA defends salmon-farming seal policy in face of criticism
The RSPCA has rejected claims it is supporting a “shoot-to-kill” policy of seals on RSPCA Assured salmon farms
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RSPCA bans chicken flock thinning to improve welfare
Thinning will be banned under the RSPCA Assured label next year
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GammonWatch campaign to 'name and shame' retailers on imports
NPA says British pork welfare standards are higher than EU
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MPs sign motion calling for mandatory slaughterhouse CCTV
More than 100 MPs have signed up in support
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RSPCA Assured signs up Sir John Hurt for new ad campaign
The campaign is the first to be undertaken by the former Freedom Food scheme since it rebranded last year
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Animal welfare top of food & drink ethical concerns
Animal welfare is the top ethical concern for consumers when it comes to their food and drink, according to new research
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RSPCA Assured scheme plans 200% certification hike
The RSPCA’s Freedom Food animal welfare scheme is targeting a 200% increase in the amount of products certified…
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Analysis and Features
Animal welfare debate looms as Defra looks at Watok again
Farming minister George Eustice said Defra would take another look at the regulations