CO2 shortage a chance to move away from ‘cruel, archaic’ use of gas to slaughter farm animals, say campaigners
Britain’s carbon-dioxide crisis is an opportunity to introduce more humane slaughter methods, according to experts in animal farming.
CO2 pig slaughter is the real crisis, not a gas shortage
Letter to The Grocer concerning the slaughter of pigs using carbon dioxide.
Time to take fish welfare more seriously
Fish are often seen to be at the bottom of the pile when it comes to how we view animals. The general assumption is that fish are not furry and pettable, and therefore, they fall outside citizens’ scope of moral
Free-range eggs laid by ‘mutilated’ hens
Secret footage shows chicks being debeaked, a process used by Britain’s leading high-welfare egg producer - Sunday Times
Why Michael Gove’s proposed ban on exporting live animals won’t “take back control” of animal rights
The debate around live animal exports suggests the government’s post-Brexit vision of animal welfare is driven as much by self-interest as compassion. - New Statesman
Other Supermarkets Must Follow Iceland And Palm Off Palm Oil
It is fantastic to see that Iceland has announced that palm oil will be banned from all their own brand products by the end of the year. - Huff Post
Where the Wild Things Were
The industrial farming of animals for cheap food is driving our wonderful wildlife and iconic animal species to extinction - First News
Charity launches five-year farm plan
Compassion in World Farming's strategy calls for a wholesale shift from industrial agriculture to transformative and regenerative food and farming.
Demand For Cheap Meat Is ‘Killing Big Cats’
A leading campaigner says 'eating less meat and milk will help save iconic wildlife'
UK’s favourite wildlife species at risk of extinction ‘without revolution in disastrous modern food farming
Skylarks, nightingales and birds of prey all at risk, but officials ‘blame climate change instead of tackling vested interests destroying nature’