#Act4 FarmAnimals Egg industry leaders and animal welfare groups have joined forces to criticise the UK Government for failing to do more to protect the sector against the threat of low welfare standard imports. UK egg sector and welfare groups join to oppose low standards 25 May 2020
#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 Supermarkets are luring shoppers into buying chicken reared in “grim” factory farms with a string of tactics including making out that the birds were free-range, the RSPCA claims. Supermarkets ‘trick customers into buying chickens that suffered in industrial farming’ 9 February 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals The latest figures from 2017-18 reveal that over 120 million animals were slaughtered without being stunned first - more than three animals slaughtered every second on average. The RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association call on the UK Government to end non-stun slaughter 6 February 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals The first meeting at DG SANTE of the pig welfare sub-group of the European Platform on Animal Welfare took place on 26 November in GRANGE (Directorate F). Rearing pigs with intact tails in the EU: progress slow, but Commission increases pressure on Member States 10 December 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals At the first meeting of the EU Animal Welfare Platform’s subgroup on fish, participants agreed to develop general guidance on the handling of fish and on water quality and then to go on to consolidate existing knowledge into species specific recommendations in each area. Government representatives and other stakeholders agree to develop guidelines to improve fish welfare 28 September 2018 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 FarmAnimals Eurogroup for Animals launches a new campaign, #StopTheTrucks. It aims to address the many shortcomings of the current live animal transportation rules, which leave many animals unprotected, sick or dead during transport. #StopTheTrucks: End long distance live animal transportation 21 March 2016 Eurogroup for Animals
