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Published 18/03/2011News
Published 18/03/2011
UK Government opposes ban on cloned meat and milk
UK leads opposition to European Parliament's proposed ban on sale of meat and milk from clones and their offspring.
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Published 15/03/2011
Council cull cows
Wrexham Council shot dead 30 apparently healthy cows last week in Chirk, North Wales. The exact reasons for the cull remain unclear, though it is said to have been done in the interests of the animals' welfare.
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Published 11/03/2011
Chickens Feel Empathy
The University of Bristol's Animal Welfare and Behaviour Group has unveiled research that shows chickens feel empathy.
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Published 11/03/2011
Florida to ban farm photography?
Senator Norman of Florida State wants to make it a criminal offence to record footage of a "farm or other property where legitimate agricultural operations are being conducted without the consent of the owner".
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Published 09/03/2011
Nocton dairies - an epilogue
News that Nocton Dairies' pipeline and reservoir applications were both refused by North Kesteven District Council has dealt a final blow to plans for a mega-dairy in Lincolnshire.
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Published 23/02/2011
EU ministers defend the battery cage ban
On 21 February 2011 at a meeting of the EU Agriculture Council, the majority of EU ministers rejected a postponement. The UK was amongst the governments who called for the ban to come into force on 1 January 2012 without delay.
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Published 16/02/2011
Compassion celebrates "Cows Belong In Fields" success
On 16th February 2011, Nocton Dairies withdrew its controversial plans for a "mega-dairy" in Nocton, Lincolnshire.
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Published 15/02/2011
Charities join forces to oppose Nocton
A powerful alliance of well-known charities and NGOs join forces to oppose plans for a 'mega-dairy' in Lincolnshire
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Published 08/02/2011
DUCKS MISTREATED BY HANDLERS ON FREE-RANGE DUCK FARM
It has been reported by Sky News that a farmer who supplies free range ducks to Waitrose recruited a temporary contract team in his absence through ill health to manage the catching of the ducks.
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Published 07/02/2011
Campaign to change law for hens in Washington State
Compassion in World Farming is delighted to support a new campaign to outlaw barren battery cages in the US state of Washington.
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