Poultry welfare

Supporting UK farmers to reach higher welfare standards is very welcome but not enough.

British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Daniella Dos Santos tonight (Tuesday 4 February) called on the government to work with the veterinary profession to ensure that workforce capacity meets demand and animal health and welfare standards remain high in the post-Brexit UK.…

Britain does not accept the European Union’s rules to strike a comprehensive free trade deal with the bloc, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, adding that the choice was either a Canada or Australia-style accord.…

Aaron Stephan, PhD, speaks on behalf of lighting company Once at IPPE 2020's TechTalks to illuminate our understanding of poultry welfare.

The British Poultry Council joins other farming, health and environmental organisations in signing the National Farmers Union's open letter to Boris Johnson, calling on the government to uphold British food and farming standards after Brexit.…

The third-largest fast-food chicken chain agrees to significant animal welfare imprvements for the United States and Canda

Animal protection charity The Humane League UK has handed Subway UK & Ireland a not-so-coveted Corporate Cruelty Award, after the fast-food giant alledgedly failed to commit to improved welfare standards.

CCTV should be made compulsory in Welsh slaughterhouses according to the National Assembly’s Petitions Committee.

Cobb-Vantress, Inc. recently hosted a diverse group of animal welfare
experts at its global headquarters in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to
discuss the advancement of flock health and well-being.

Valuable overviews of the key factors that need to be addressed by the UK’s layer and broiler sectors were presented at an event held at Moredun Research, near Edinburgh, on 16 January.

A new programme administered by the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education (NIAMRRE), will soon give producers a better way to demonstrate to consumers that they follow responsible animal care principles.…

The shift to cage-free production has become a reality for the egg industry around the globe, from the Americas to Asia.

Costa Coffee, the country’s third largest coffee chain, has announced it will use only cage-free eggs and egg ingredients at all of its stores across China.

The USDA has released its updated food labelling guidance document but the Animal Welfare Institute reports that the policies continue to mislead consumers and allow false marketing.

NOAH has welcomed the commitment to parliamentary time to amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations in the Queens Speech.

The Co-op and partners produce training video for broiler farmers new to the industry to encourage and identify positive welfare of broilers.

The Animal Welfare Institute recently completed its year-end tally of barn fires and reported that at least 469,000 farm animals have perished so far this year, triple the number of deaths compared to 2018.

A judge in Iowa has ruled that the state cannot prevent undercover investigations of livestock farms.

High standards in animal welfare should extend to hens at the end of their laying careers just as much as to younger birds.

Three UK animal protection organisations are urging the fast-food chain Subway to take immediate action on the suffering of chickens raised for meat.