All Animal welfare articles
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NewsMSPs call for urgent action to improve Scottish salmon standards
A Scottish parliamentary committee has urged the Scottish government to set a one-year timetable to make significant improvements
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Veganuary losing steam? Or adapting to the future of plant-based?
Since launching in 2014, Veganuary has established itself as a key date in the calendar. But this year, activity is more muted. So does Veganuary need to adapt to a new environment? And what does it say about the future of plant-based?
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NewsNoble Foods spends £2.3m on ‘most ambitious’ ad push
The ad push aims to ’set the bar for welfare in the free-range egg category’, Noble Foods said
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NewsReview calls for radical revamp of farm assurance framework
The independent UK Farm Assurance Review called for the reduction and simplification of on-farm audits and for them to be delivered more consistently
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NewsTesco revamps and enlarges Sustainable Pig Group
The producer group will pay pig farmers the cost of production and give further incentives for production improvements
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NewsThis founder Andy Shovel launches new animal welfare charity ‘A Bit Weird’
The charity is aiming to disrupt how stories about animal suffering are told, with the current ‘grisly’ approach leaving consumers ‘unmoved’
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NewsChris Packham and Caroline Lucas resign from RSPCA due to welfare issues
The scheme has come under repeated fire by campaign groups, with four separate investigations revealing rule-breaking under the scheme in the last few months
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Comment & OpinionHow many more controversies can the salmon sector survive?
Yesterday’s revelations over organic fish farms in Scotland should set further alarm bells ringing
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NewsWelfare campaigners claim ‘frankenchicken’ case victory, despite latest court dismissal
Campaigners said the dismissal was a technicality, with the court recognising, for the first time, it was unlawful for farm animals to suffer because of their genes
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NewsBird flu prevention zones announced in east of England
The prevention zone covers East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
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NewsRSPCA Assured slaughterhouses accused of welfare malpractice
Camera footage at the slaughterhouses captured widespread malpractice from workers, resulting in aggression towards animals and improper techniques
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NewsRSPCA calls for end to non-stun slaughter as numbers rise
The figures from the FSA showed there had been 30.1 million animals slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024
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NewsCage-free eggs: UK companies leading the way, new report finds
The new Egg Track report has revealed that of 40 companies included in CIWF’s UK Spotlight, 19 counted as leaders, already 100% cage-free
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NewsKFC rows back on Better Chicken Commitment pledge claiming industry is not ready
Animal protection charity The Humane League UK has called for a protest at KFC’s headquarters in Woking next week
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NewsCo-op adds to higher welfare Space to Thrive chicken range
Higher welfare chicken is now also available in ready-to-eat and breaded chicken
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Comment & OpinionWhy we need a truly regenerative system in chicken farming
We need to design a system as if nature had designed it – placing the bird at the centre, say Annie Rayner and Clare Hill, founders of Planton Farm
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News‘Muck Map’ reveals full extent of farming’s impact on rivers
The Severn, Great Ouse, Ouse (Yorkshire), Norfolk Rivers Group, Trent and Wye are listed as rivers most likely to be affected by manure from factory farms
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NewsAldi accused of misleading customers on chicken welfare
Compassion in World Farming has said the similarities between M&S and Aldi packaging could lead to consumer confusion
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NewsRSPCA Assured plays down ‘welfare washing’ accusations and ramps up farm visits
The accreditation arm of the RSPCA has completed its trial of over 200 unannounced visits to farms
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NewsGovernment legalises carrying chickens by legs despite welfare concerns
The ‘shocking’ decision represents the first dilution of animal welfare practices since Brexit and has been criticised by animal rights campaigners