Poultry welfare

A producer in North Carolina has lost approximately 19,000 chickens in what appears to have been an electrical fire.

On November 21, Carrefour Taiwan officially launched the first line of private label cage-free eggs from an Asian retailer at its Neihu Store in Taipei’s north.

UK consumers want the food they buy to be ethical, environmental and transparent.

Following the announcement that a national review of Australia’s poultry standards will be further delayed, World Animal Protection has released new consumer research on caged eggs versus free-range eggs, showing a majority of shoppers are still unaware of the battery cage landscape in Australia.…

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused to stop California from enforcing a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food.

The Humane Slaughter Association publishes free animal welfare advice for small-scale and/or seasonal poultry producers and processors.

New law also requires cage-free conditions for pigs and calves, goes into effect 2024.

As early as 2015 major US retailers, restaurants and food processors, including Walmart and McDonald’s, began announcing that they planned to go cage-free by 2024-25.

Compassion in World Farming is urging the UK’s three largest bargain retailers – Poundland, B&M and Home Bargains – to follow the example of all the UK’s major supermarket chains and commit to sell only cage free eggs.

Higher welfare farming, tougher sentencing for cruelty crimes and ending live exports are among the charity's goals.

As families across the country begin planning their Thanksgiving feasts, consumers interested in purchasing higher-welfare or sustainably raised turkeys will be confronted with a slew of misleading labels sanctioned by the USDA.…

A communique released following the Agriculture Ministers Forum (AGMIN) last week has confirmed that further delays in finalising the nation’s animal welfare standards for poultry can be expected as the process enters its fifth year.…

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in which researchers used a laser for broiler house enrichment.

In a bold move, the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) paved the way for a new barn standard under the British Lion Quality Code of Practice, after a period of consultation with its subscribers.

New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, was poised on Wednesday to become the latest US city to ban the sale of foie gras, sparking manufacturers to vow a court battle to overturn it.

Founded in 2001 on Oxford University farmland, the Food Animal Initiative (FAI) has grown into a global consultancy operation with additional locations in Brazil and the USA.

US-RSPE and IPWA joint conference covered animal welfare innovation and sustainability trends.

The British Poultry Council releases statement on 'free market approach'.

New EU study investigates EXZOLT® on stress in chickens under field conditions

Friday, 11th October 2019: The Restaurant Group has announced that it will meet the higher chicken welfare criteria in the European Chicken Commitment by 2026.