#Act4 FarmAnimals There’s ‘no downside’ with chlorinated rooster and no scientific motive to uphold a ban on it after Brexit, a senior Authorities adviser has claimed. Chlorinated chicken poses ‘no health problems’, claims senior UK Government scientist 25 August 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Today, EU Member States agreed on providing exceptional market support to Italian egg and poultry meat producers, who were affected by avian influenza in 2017 and 2018. European Commission to provide exceptional support to Italy’s poultry sector following avian flu 18 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A massacre of chickens with at least 200 thousand laying and burned hens asphyxiated. Farm fire: 200,000 laying hens die in north Italy 11 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A large fire in the Kiel-Windeweer in Groningen killed 100,000 chickens this morning. The animals were in two barns that burned out completely. 100,000 chickens die in barn fires in the Netherlands 7 July 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals It’s often said that UK farming has the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and yet animal welfare is the top concern amongst many UK shoppers. Poultry Site: “enriched cages do not provide a ‘“life worth living’ for laying hens” 26 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Thunderbolt in the egg industry! New investigation shows cruelties to broilers in Groupe Avril’s farms haven't stopped 21 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Predictions by Rabobank show that the market for slow growing broiler concepts will grow by 8% now up to 20% by 2025. Poultry sector experts say slower-growing broilers will add value for the industry 19 June 2019
While 45 million male chicks can continue to be killed in German egg and poultry industries for now, a new court ruling opens exciting opportunities for expanding and enforcing animal welfare standards. German Court:Economic grounds not acceptable for causing pain to vertebrates 14 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A German court has ruled that the poultry industry practice of killing unwanted chicks is still lawful, until an alternative can be found. German court rules mass-killing of male chicks legal 13 June 2019
Reducing import levies on shell eggs and egg powder from non-EU countries threatens the competitiveness of Europe’s egg industry, researcher Peter van Horne tells FoodNavigator. Comparing eggs with eggs: How competitive is Europe with the rest of the world? 3 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals There is a wholesale shift toward cage-free production underway worldwide, said IQC China in a recent report. Poultry industry reports on 2019 Cage Free Egg China Summit in Shanghai 2 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On Wednesday May 22, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will most likely make yet another loan (100 million euros this time) to the Ukrainian agribusiness giant MHP. Why France must say no to Ukrainian chicken 21 May 2019 Welfarm