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Government supports mega-farms

14-05-2013T00:00:00Z

The government has signalled its backing for large scale factory farming as two proposed mega-farms in the UK await decisions on whether they can proceed. An announcement on a timetable for plans for a farm in Foston, Derbyshire, that will confine 25,0...

Live exports resume from Dover

03-05-2013T00:00:00Z

For the first time in two years, live exports resumed from the port of Dover on the morning of 2nd May. The ship Joline was seen leaving the port at 9am full of lorries loaded with sheep bound for France. Even more worrying is the fact that RS...

Two people die in new bird flu outbreak

08-04-2013T00:00:00Z

A strain of bird flu virus that has not previously been reported in humans has killed two people in China and four more remain critically ill. In all, there have now been seven confirmed cases of the H7N9 avian flu strain in humans.

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Farmed animals die in the snow

26-03-2013T00:00:00Z

Whilst reports in the media about the enduring cold weather and snow have largely focused on the impacts on people, we are just beginning to hear about the consequences for farmed animals. As expected, the news is not good. Reports are coming in about ...

Farmers over use of antibiotics is major threat to human health

11-03-2013T00:00:00Z

The Government’s Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has warned that serious action must be taken to prevent antibiotic resistance in bacteria becoming a ‘catastrophic’ threat to public health. Professor Da...

Sow Stall Ban Comes Into Effect

03-01-2013T00:00:00Z

On 1st January a new EU-wide ban on the use of sow stalls finally came into effect. These tiny pens, which are used to house sows during their four-month-long pregnancies, are scarcely larger than the pigs themselves, have no bedding, give them no room...

The Misery of 'free range' turkeys

18-12-2012T00:00:00Z

Very soon, millions of people across the UK will be eating turkey on Christmas day. Many will pay extra to ensure that their turkey is from a more ‘ethical’ source. But, as a recent article published in the Daily Mail shows, ‘...

Live animal exports from Ramsgate to resume

17-10-2012T00:00:00Z

A High Court ruling has forced Thanet Council to re-open the Port of Ramsgate to live animal exports, overturning the suspension put in place last month. The council ordered the suspension after 45 sheep died in September, stating that the port does no...

Exposed: Shocking conditions found on award winning farms

02-10-2012T00:00:00Z

Five animal farms celebrated during the past three years as meeting the industry’s highest possible standards are exposed in a shocking new Animal Aid undercover investigation. Secretly-shot footage shows dead and dying chickens packe...

Milk allergy cloning experiment results in seriously deformed cow

02-10-2012T00:00:00Z

More evidence that the genetic modification of animals is a reckless, hazardous activity comes today with news that New Zealand scientists have created a GM cow whose milk lacks a protein that causes an allergic reaction in 2-3 per cent of young childr...