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Published 23/09/2009News
Published 23/09/2009
Honest labels for Tesco and Morrisons
Shadow Environment Secretary, Nick Herbert MP said Tesco and Morrisons have pledged to spell out the origin of meat on their labels following the Tories' Honest Food Campaign.
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Published 21/09/2009
Increased demand for Halal meat raises welfare issues
The Guardian's article, Halal food no longer a minority taste, by Huma Qureshi and Rebecca Smithers (published on 19.09.09) raises the issue of Halal slaughter methods in today's more welfare-conscious society.
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Published 16/09/2009
Marcus the sheep sent to slaughter
The sheep, named Marcus, reared by pupils of Lydd Primary School in Kent, has been sent to slaughter despite calls for a reprieve. The primary school's council voted to slaughter the sheep and sell his meat to buy other animals.
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Published 14/09/2009
ECJ: Greek government failed to enforce welfare laws
On the 10th of September the European Court of Justice ruled in a case brought by the European Commission against the Greek government that alleged Greece had failed to enforce the EU Transport and Slaughter Directives.
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Published 07/09/2009
US Investigation reveals suffering of day old chicks
A new and shocking investigation by US organisation Mercy For Animals has yet again highlighted the suffering of young chicks being hatched for egg producing hens.
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Published 04/09/2009
Chicken Out! Tour on the Home Straight
Throughout August and September the Chicken Out! tour has been visiting towns and cities in the UK to highlight the unacceptable practice of the intensive factory farming of chickens and to encourage consumers to choose higher welfare standards.
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Published 02/09/2009
CIWF supports Animal Aid exposé of Slaughterhouses
The suffering exposed by the Animal Aid investigation filming (August 2009) is not confined to a few UK slaughterhouses. Serious deficiencies in slaughter practice have been documented in a number of EU countries.
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Published 26/08/2009
CAGE EGGS DECLARED 'EXTINCT'
Compassion in World Farming is celebrating the UK's leading grocery retail magazine - the Grocer - for listing eggs from cage hens as 'extinct.'
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Published 25/08/2009
It's time to face the facts:
Compassion in World Farming has long argued that factory farming of animals cannot feed the world. Programmes such as The Future of Food (BBC 2, August 09) echo our arguments. As the programme said: "The food chain is fit to break."
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Published 25/08/2009
UK GOVERNMENT TURNS ITS BACK ON CHICKENS
The UK Government is set to lower chicken welfare standards despite soaring sales of higher welfare, major shifts in retailer policies and high-profile chicken campaigning.
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