Animal Welfare and Cage-Free

17+ hour, 8+ min ago   (627+ words) Ninety-five years ago, Winston Churchill imagined a future in which people could grow chicken parts separately instead of raising whole birds. That idea now sits at the center of a fast-changing industry known as cultivated meat. Recent developments show both…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago   (602+ words) Abstract Understand animal pre-slaughter conditions … Characterization of the ante-mortem transportation, capture chase and waiting time of indigenous chicken reared under traditional system in Benin Understand animal pre-slaughter conditions, is very important to prevent stress and its subsequent detrimental effects on…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (223+ words) Construction has begun on a new poultry research centre in Elora that will provide research facilities for more than 2,000 Ontario chicken, turkey and egg producers. The Ontario Poultry Research Centre is being built with more than $24 million in provincial funding…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (545+ words) As World Egg Day highlights the routine culling of 45 million male chicks annually in the UK, a coalition of celebrities, MPs and campaign groups is urging the Government and egg industry to commit to a 2028 ban. Celebrities and politicians have…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (229+ words) a couple who started raising chickens near their home are now reaping the rewards. Lorna and husband Isaac Solo run a small poultry farm near their home at Farea in the National Capital District. Although facing numerous challenges, the couple…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (319+ words) On May 21st, 2024, Council adopted a text amendment to Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 to allow for the keeping of urban hens. The new Agriculture (Urban Hen Keeping) use has been added to the Zoning Bylaw, to allow for the keeping of egg-laying hens…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (564+ words) A Shropshire chicken farm wants to add two new sheds to house another 96,000 birds. Gethin and Co has applied for permission from Shropshire Council to build the 48,000-bird sheds at Lower House Farm, Cardeston, near Shrewsbury. The farm currently has…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (763+ words) Posted Oct 7, 2026 12:58:05 PM. A $24 million poultry research facility started construction in Elora on Wednesday, while Ontario Agriculture week is underway. Representatives from the provincial government, Farmers of Ontario, representatives of the University of Guelph and media members gathered at the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (320+ words) Construction is underway on the new Ontario Poultry Research Centre in Elora, a project designed to strengthen research capacity and support the long-term competitiveness of Ontario’s poultry industry. The provincial government has committed more than $24 million to the facility through…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1523+ words) The clock is ticking and as 1 December draws near, the scramble is real for Britain’s biggest food players. Just months remain for companies to prove they can turn promises into progress. Some are flying the coop. Others are scratching around....