Farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has promised to work with farmers, as the government presses ahead with plans to phase out ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws ...

Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the government will consult on welfare improvements for hens and lambs in January, with no date set yet for a consultation on pig farrowing systems.

Animal rights activists consider this policy to be a cornerstone of animal welfare' - Emily Holts guides us through the unprecedented changes to animal safeguarding law proposed by DEFRA.

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

Animal experts against plans to keep pregnant pigs in cages (4 min 9 sec) Newly released documents show the government's independent animal welfare experts disagreed with new pig welfare reforms.

A dazzling sum of €4.4 billion. That is the calculated amount which will cost the transition to modern-style breeding houses ...