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The High Court ruled that it is the farmers’ responsibility to provide environments that do not cause detriment to chickens. Photo: Koos Groenewold
21-06-2023 | News

High Court challenged on ruling on ‘Frankenstein’ chickens

Egg producers in California, or those wanting to sell eggs into the state, must comply with Prop 12, which, since January 2022, states that for laying hens, no cages are permitted. Photo: Cor Salverius Photography
15-05-2023 | News

Proposition 12 upheld in the US Supreme Court

The Humane League UK argues that the use of conventional meat chicken breeds breaches the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007. Photo: Wirestock
05-10-2022 | News

Judicial review challenging the use of fast-growing broilers granted

In the US, a US$1 billion plan has been launched to reduce the power of a handful of large companies that have been controlling the American meat and poultry supply chains. Photo: Dyana Wing So
12-01-2022 | News

Biden takes action to create a fairer poultry supply chain

The USDA s Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking for feedback on a range of issues concerning cell-based meat. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
23-09-2021 | News

US consults on labelling of cell-based poultry

Cherkizovo is heavily investing in the environment protection campaign. Photo: Cherkizovo
22-10-2020 | Article

Russia embraces new trends

US figures show antibiotic use at 25mg/kg in chickens and 426mg/kg in turkeys, far more than in the UK. Photo: Koos Groenewold
05-06-2020 | Article

US/UK antibiotic use in poultry examined

Photo: Hans Prinsen
16-12-2019 | Article

Reducing antibiotics: What do farmers say?

Antibiotics allow farms to boost profitability of their business up to 3-4 times. Photo: Yugopolis
16-12-2019 | Article

The pretend fight against in-feed antibiotics

Thanks to the Epikur project about 2% of poultrymeat on the Ukrainian market is produced without any use of in-feed antibiotics. Photo: Tim Scrivener
11-11-2019 | Article

Ukraine: Campaign to limit the use of in-feed antibiotics