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Topic: Animal welfare

News

Finger lickin’ bad news as KFC opens 500 new outlets

KFC announces hundreds more outlets as it spreads its wings in the UK. Pity the birds in its supply chain can’t. By David Burrows.

Animal welfare Environment and ethics Eating and drinking
News

Organic salmon struggles against a turning tide

Animal welfare Farming Fish
News

The ‘Better Chicken Commitment’ lie

Animal welfare Eating and drinking Farming
Features

Cull me quick: the problematic race to rear & reduce carbon

The faster animals are reared and slaughtered, the lighter their carbon footprints tend to be. But this is no silver bullet to sustainable meat, says David Burrows

Supermarkets Animal welfare Environment and ethics Farming
News

Cultivated meat for pets arrives in the UK

As demand for eco-conscious alternatives grows, David Burrows explores the emerging trends in this lucrative market

News

The mucky business of intensive farming 

The corporates behind intensive poultry and pig farms are profiting from pollution

Features

Know your chickens: what the standards really stand for

Red tractor, freedom food, RSPCA-assured? Who to trust for a better bird.

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