Welfare
A plan for the land
England’s first ever land use framework aims to maintain domestic food production while freeing land for nature, development and energy. Can it carry off such a delicate balancing act?
Crying fowl
A schism has emerged over the best vehicle for improving chicken welfare after a group of leading hospitality operators responsible for 18 brands withdrew from the ‘Better chicken commitment’ (BCC)
Intensive chicken production risks breaking welfare laws
Animal welfare campaigners have warned chicken farmers they could be breaking the law by rearing fast-growing breeds. The Humane League UK (THL UK) has sent letters to 1,600 chicken farmers across the UK along with the four largest poultry producers…
Back of house with Allegra McEvedy
Allegra McEvedy, the Footprint Award-winning chef, talks about animal welfare and the challenges of championing sustainability. When did you first become interested in animal welfare? Allegra McEvedy: Fairly quickly after I left college in the early 90s. I was lucky…
