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New toy exposes hidden truth about factory farming
Each year, 50 billion farm animals are processed in “animal sweatshops” known as factory farms. But it’s not a well-known fact. So we've created YOUR FARM – The Honest Farm Toy to show what life is really like down on the farm. Here’s the…
Read moreBird Flu Confirmed in the UK
An outbreak of the H7N7 strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Lancashire.
Read more300 million hens are still in cages
The EU battery cage ban has not protected hens as we had hoped
Read moreThe rise of "Ag TV"
Former JLS superstar JB Gill is set to launch a new farming show for CBeebies, which got us thinking about other farming shows on TV. It seems there's one for every audience. Here, we look at the rise of Ag TV – and what it so often fails to…
Read morePope is calling for compassion towards animals
18th June, the Pope’s encyclical calls for compassion towards animals.
Read moreMEPs don’t want animal cloning
MEP’s voted for a draft law banning cloned animals and their offspring in the EU
Read moreMRSA found in British pig meat
New research has found that British-produced supermarket pork and sausages are contaminated by MRSA
Read morePhilip Lymbery wins an international peace award
Our Chief Executive, Philip is awarded the Golden Dove for Peace Award
Read moreIt is World Meat Free Day
The 15th June marks the first ever World Meat Free Day
Read moreTalking language and livestock
From "black sheep" and "cash cow" to "pig's ear" and "chicken feed", references to farm animals are everywhere in the English language. But what do these expressions reveal about how we relate to the animals we've relied upon for centuries?
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