#Act4 AnimalsEU The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week estimated Ukrainian poultry production will continue to grow in 2020, although at a slower rate. Ukraine's chicken meat production and exports are expected to continue increasing in 2020 27 March 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Chicken is the most popular meat in the UK and its consumption is growing. A report shows the true costs of production on this scale. Chicken consumption and the hidden consequences for animal welfare, our environment and public health 16 March 2020 CIWF
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Better Chicken Commitment has encouraged big players to sign up and improve chicken welfare across the UK and Europe. But, there are still a number of businesses who aren't convinced that intensively reared meat chickens suffer from growing fast. Report looks at the health and welfare issues of three fast-growing breeds of chicken 2 March 2020 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Lidl Denmark is to become the first retail chain in the country to eliminate fast-growing broiler chickens Ross 308 from their supply chain of fresh meat. Lidl Denmark is taking big steps for broiler chickens 27 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals The Netherlands ships millions of live animals to the other side of the world every year. The Netherlands is the largest animal trader in the world 17 February 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals FFAR and Open Philanthropy joined forces to offer up to 6 million dollars in grants and prizes to the firm, group or individual that successfully develops technology that can accurately and rapidly determine a chick's sex as early as possible during the egg production process. In ovo sex sorting system contest enters next phase 30 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals France is to ban from the end of 2021 the hugely controversial but widespread poultry industry practice of systematically slaughtering male chicks, Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume said Tuesday. France to ban systematic culling of male chicks by the end of 2021 28 January 2020
#Act4 FarmAnimals Last week Djurens Rätt reacted to the biggest-ever campaign launched by the Swedish chicken meat producer Kronfågel, in which chicken meat consumption is promoted as a way to combat climate change. DJURENS RÄTT: Our response to misleading campaign promoting chicken meat 23 September 2019 Djurens Rätt
#Act4 AnimalsEU Male chicks that are not used in the production of eggs can no longer be ground alive, they will have to be eliminated with CO2 gas. Male chicks will no longer be ground alive in Switzerland 19 September 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
#Act4 FarmAnimals Workers on chicken farms supplying Nando’s, Asda and Lidl have been filmed leaving a bird convulsing after breaking its neck, stepping on the animals necks and throwing sick ones onto piles, footage from an animal rights group shows. Nando’s and Asda chicken: Birds ‘stepped on and left convulsing and wounded in scenes of suffering and cannibalism 19 May 2019 Animal Equality
#Act4 FarmAnimals Sexed eggs are coming! The German company Seleggt, whose technology could end the slaughter of 50 million male chicks each year, is behind this feat. "Poulehouse" first no-kill eggs go on sale in France 17 April 2019 Welfarm