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USDA promises to get tough on Salmonella and UK food price hikes described as "terrifying" in this week's top headlines.
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Chicken farms breaking law millions of times a day, say animal rights groups
Animal advocacy groups are urging the UK Government to enforce laws that prohibit chickens from being carried by the legs, which they say leads to pain and distress before slaughter.
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Yum! makes cage-free eggs commitment
Yum! Brands, which is one of the world’s biggest restaurant companies, joins several other large names who have committed to abandoning caged eggs in recent years.
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Supermarkets “lagging behind” when it comes to chicken welfare
The report released by The Humane League has laid down the gauntlet to supermarkets, with Managing Director Vicky Bond accusing the retailers of “lagging behind”.
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Poultry: higher welfare is a crucial piece of the antibiotics puzzle
Vicky Bond of the Humane League UK calls for the end of intense poultry farming - and factory farming as a whole - in an effort to stop antibiotic resistance.
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UK major supermarkets selling chicken with white striping disease
Study finds white striping disease in 85 percent of standard factory-farmed chicken on the shelves of the top UK supermarkets.