animal welfare

Poole MP Neil Duncan-Jordan has been a long-term opponent of trail hunting

Study hopes to offer clearer picture of what farmers are facing during this busy time

The NFU, RSPCA and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have joined forces to urge Government to safeguard Britain’s food production standards by introducing core standards for agri-food imports entering the UK

In the Animal Welfare Strategy published at the end of last year, Defra committed to ‘banning the use of CO2 gas stunning of pigs, subject to a consultation’

Meat industry says loss of support would cause four out of five businesses to close their doors

Hundreds of farmers have raised concerns in response to a Defra consultation on animal welfare reforms, warning that the proposals risk undermining the competitiveness of British livestock producers and ‘offshoring’ welfare obligations overseas

Paul Kissack tells EFRA Select Committee he did not know if department was acting on animal health risk as he was unaware of situation

An estimated 5–10% of dairy units in the UK currently use automated systems to deliver optimised lighting with potential benefits linked to increased fertility and yield performance

Three grants are available through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 (FETF) which will open on March 17