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Press Release Section Icon 02/02/2021

Can cleaner fish used for de-licing in fish farms become dinner?

Nofima is trying to reveal how millions of cleaner fish used in the Norwegian salmon farming industry can be used for human consumption.

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Press Release Section Icon 01/02/2021

More companies sourcing cage-free eggs

The latest edition of EggTrack, which monitors evolving corporate demand for cage-free eggs, reveals that the trend toward cage-free egg sourcing continues to grow.

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Press Release Section Icon 01/02/2021

Non-stunned halal and kosher meat must be clearly labelled to give consumers the chance to boycott, vets say

In 2018 over 94 million cattle, sheep, and poultry were slaughtered in England without being pre-stunned

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Press Release Section Icon 30/01/2021

Meat-eating creates risk of future pandemic that ‘would make Covid seem a dress rehearsal’, scientists warn

Demand for regular supplies of affordable meat will create future pandemics that will make Covid-19 pandemic look like a “dress rehearsal", scientists are warning.

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Press Release Section Icon 29/01/2021

Everyday shopping from brands like Heinz and Yakult helps destroy rainforests, report claims

Big companies and lenders ‘failing to halt loss of vital tree cover’, contributing to nature and climate crises

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

Meat tax backed by Western Europeans if revenues subsidise fruit and veg

Seventy percent of consumers in Germany, France and the Netherlands support a meat tax that includes environmental costs, if tax revenues are used to reduce VAT on vegetables and fruit, according to survey findings.

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

EU revealed to be world's biggest live animal exporter

New analysis suggests the EU could be responsible for up to 80% of the global trade in live farm animals, which continues to be linked to animal welfare failings.

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’

Biggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency

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Press Release Section Icon 26/01/2021

UK supermarkets not doing enough to cut plastic use, says report

Supermarkets are still putting nearly 900,000 tonnes of plastic packaging on to the market, representing a plastic footprint which is bigger than in 2017, a new report has found.

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Press Release Section Icon 22/01/2021

Why does UK law not recognise animals as sentient beings?

As the UK leaves the EU without new laws recognising animal sentience, James West, Senior Policy Manager of Compassion in World Farming, emphasises the importance of the UK enshrining this in law.

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