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Published 14/04/2011News
Published 14/04/2011
Urge MEPs: vote to label meat from unstunned animals
On 19 April the European Parliament's Environment Committee will vote on an amendment which would require meat that comes from animals that have not been stunned before slaughter to be labelled "meat from slaughter without stunning".
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Published 01/04/2011
Bill Oddie changes his name for farm animal welfare
The TV presenter-comedian formerly known as Bill Oddie revealed on 1st April that he had changed his name to William Free-Range-Oddie. While legally, this isn't strictly true, Bill's motivation for taking part in the April Fool comes from the…
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Published 30/03/2011
Breakdown of EU talks on cloning
Dramatically, weeks of talks between the European Parliament and the EU Agriculture Council on cloning animals for meat and milk broke down in the early hours of 29th March 2011.
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Published 18/03/2011
UK Government opposes ban on cloned meat and milk
UK leads opposition to European Parliament's proposed ban on sale of meat and milk from clones and their offspring.
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Published 15/03/2011
Council cull cows
Wrexham Council shot dead 30 apparently healthy cows last week in Chirk, North Wales. The exact reasons for the cull remain unclear, though it is said to have been done in the interests of the animals' welfare.
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Published 11/03/2011
Chickens Feel Empathy
The University of Bristol's Animal Welfare and Behaviour Group has unveiled research that shows chickens feel empathy.
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Published 11/03/2011
Florida to ban farm photography?
Senator Norman of Florida State wants to make it a criminal offence to record footage of a "farm or other property where legitimate agricultural operations are being conducted without the consent of the owner".
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Published 09/03/2011
Nocton dairies - an epilogue
News that Nocton Dairies' pipeline and reservoir applications were both refused by North Kesteven District Council has dealt a final blow to plans for a mega-dairy in Lincolnshire.
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Published 23/02/2011
EU ministers defend the battery cage ban
On 21 February 2011 at a meeting of the EU Agriculture Council, the majority of EU ministers rejected a postponement. The UK was amongst the governments who called for the ban to come into force on 1 January 2012 without delay.
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Published 16/02/2011
Compassion celebrates "Cows Belong In Fields" success
On 16th February 2011, Nocton Dairies withdrew its controversial plans for a "mega-dairy" in Nocton, Lincolnshire.
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