welfare

The decline from enriched cage housing to non-cage housing in the EU is continuing and amounted to approximately 3.1% in 2021. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
22-07-2022 | Article

Shift to cage-free for hens in the EU continues

UK supermarket Waitrose has won Compassion in World Farming’s Best Retailer Innovation Awards. Photo: ANP
30-06-2022 | News

Positive signs of global change reflected in farm animal welfare awards

Alternatives to beak trimming exist and should be prioritised, says the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation. Photo: Jairo Alzate
21-06-2022 | News

Pressure grows on UK egg sector to end beak trimming

David Neilson, Avara Foods' director of agriculture, spoke about the increasing trend towards looking at a range of welfare issues that go far beyond the Five Freedoms. Photo: Lex Salverda
09-06-2022 | Article

Defend healthy broiler production in the UK

While the effects of national legislation may be undermined by price competition from lower welfare imported products, the effects of market-driven initiatives may be limited by consumer unwillingness to pay the extra cost. Photo: Daniel Costel Dană
07-06-2022 | News

Market-driven initiatives to improve broiler welfare

Protest action in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST)
23-05-2022 | News

Asia-wide protests against McDonald’s use of cage eggs

The aim of this study was to examine if a warmed perch system, as a thermal device, could reduce cold stress-associated adverse effects in laying hens. Photo: Koos Groenewold
22-05-2022 | Article

Novel approach to reduce cold stress in layers

Revised measures for the lairage include ensuring the building design avoids birds getting wet from the lorry wash and that the floor is well maintained to prevent bouncing and jarring of crates when moving live birds. Photo: Hans Prinsen
20-05-2022 | News

Updated farm assurance proposals for Poultry Processing Scheme

Research found that 89% of Americans were concerned about industrial animal agriculture, citing animal welfare, workers’ safety or public health risks as a concern. Photo: Henk Riswick
18-05-2022 | News

Poultry violations at US slaughterhouses

Confidence in consumer demand for free-range eggs has prompted leading European egg producers to commit not only to phase out cages for laying hens but to phase out combination systems as well. Tackling poultry superbugs across the globe. Photo: Peter Roek
14-05-2022 | Article

Companies continue to meet cage-free commitments