DEFRA in retreat over farmed animal welfare
The farming and environment ministry Defra has made a significant reversal on the future of the Codes governing farmed animal welfare.
Posted 07 Apr 2016
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Good news! Plans for million-bird chicken farm withdrawn following Animal Aid campaign
Plans for a giant chicken farm near York that could have reared more than a million birds per year have been withdrawn following a vigorous Animal Aid campaign.
Posted 16 Mar 2016
‘Nightmarish scenes’ filmed at farms run by company planning Yorkshire factory farm
'Nightmarish scenes’ of filth, squalor and animal suffering have been uncovered at a series of farms run by York Wold Pig Pro Ltd, the company applying to build a controversial new pig farm in the...
Posted 10 Mar 2016
15 Years since foot and mouth catastrophe: lessons still not learned
Fifteen years ago (as of 19 February 2016) what would turn out to be a traumatic epidemic of foot and mouth disease began with the discovery of disease symptoms in 27 pigs sent for slaughter...
Posted 19 Feb 2016
Plans for factory farm in Lincolnshire stopped following Animal Aid campaign
An application to build a factory farm in Lincolnshire that would have reared nearly 2,000 pigs at a time will not be going ahead.
Posted 13 Jan 2016
Yet another reason to drop turkey this Christmas
A report in the 'Daily Mirror' (December 14 2015) describes the horrific ordeal faced by hundreds of turkeys who were being transported to slaughter when the lorry that was carrying them fell on its side...
Posted 14 Dec 2015
A tragic reminder of farming’s unofficial victims
The last few days have provided a stark reminder about the unofficial victims of the animal farming industry.
Posted 10 Dec 2015
The animal victims of flooding
The recent devastating floods in parts of Northern England have resulted in a massive collaborative effort to save the lives and property of those affected.
Posted 07 Dec 2015
Plans for giant egg farm withdrawn following damning Animal Aid investigation
Fridays Ltd has withdrawn its application to build a giant egg farm in Kent, just two days after Animal Aid provided the local council with shocking footage from two of the company’s other farms.
Posted 12 Nov 2015
Exposed: Suffering of chickens reared by Yorkshire company planning new factory farm
Animal Aid has uncovered distressing scenes of animal suffering during an undercover investigation at a factory farm run by a Yorkshire company that is planning to build a new chicken farm.
Posted 12 Nov 2015