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Controversial law passed forcing US retailers to sell battery eggs
An American state has passed a controversial law forcing retailers to sell eggs produced in battery cages. The legislation has been passed by…
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Egg production company fined £50,000 after worker fell through roof
An egg production company has been fined £50,000 after a worker fell through a roof, causing serious head and arm injuries. Preston Magistrates’…
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Chicken keeper recommends one thing to novice keepers - install electric fencing
An alpaca and chicken keeper has recommended only one thing to the novice rural poultry keeper - to install Electric Poultry Netting , because as she…
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Defra requests urgent action to ban beak trimming
Defra has written to the Laying Hen Welfare Forum, the body responsible for hen welfare for the laying hen industry, requesting urgent action to…
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Bird flu confirmed in wild bird in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Bird flu has been confirmed in a wild bird in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the first positive wild bird avian influenza finding in NI this year…
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Brexit 'bigger threat' to poultry industry than bird flu
A director of one of the country's leading poultry businesses says that Brexit is a bigger threat to the industry than avian influenza. Patrick Hook…
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UK's leading egg producer Noble commits to cage-free eggs by 2025
The UK's leading egg producer Noble Foods has committed to sourcing 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2025. The announcement will come in line with the…
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British Egg Industry Council imposes suspensions following video footage release
The British Egg Industry Council has imposed suspensions on two egg production houses after an animal welfare group released video footage allegedly…
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Farmer's daughter slams 'heart-breaking' attacks on industry
Farmer's daughter and blog writer Heather Mackie has spoken at how "heart-breaking" it is to see vegan activists attack the farming industry without…
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Free-range status for broilers now apply on flock-by-flock basis, Defra confirms
Broiler producers will now benefit from free-range status being applied on a flock-by-flock basis, when birds are forced to be kept inside by a…
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