N.Ireland
Minister Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on “the next phase” of proposals on animal welfare.
Agri-Business
Inspecting livestock earlier during transport could “significantly improve” their welfare, a new Royal Veterinary College (RVC) study says.
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after sheep were found dead in a field in Co. Antrim.
Pig/Poultry
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has recently announced plans to improve welfare standards for laying hens and lambs.
Rural Life
A senior animal health and welfare professor at the oldest agricultural college in the...
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been banned from owning or looking after animals following a conviction at Dungannon Court.
Sheep
A new bill to help tackle livestock worrying has passed its final stage in Parliament today, according to the RSPCA.
Dairy
By Chris McCullough A mystery surrounds the next destination for livestock ship Spiridon II...
A new tool for measuring the economic value of farm animal welfare improvements has been developed by researchers
A Northern Ireland farmer who breached a court order banning him from keeping animals has been handed a five-month prison sentence
Waitrose signed a 10-year deal that sets out its commitment to only providing 100% free-range own-label British pork in stores by 2027.
An early review of the UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy has already shown reduced lameness, better udder health and improved cow comfort,.
The Flemish government in Belgium has notified the EU Parliament that it intends to ban the sale of kangaroo meat or products
One of the UK’s largest pig producers, Cranswick Plc, has being stripped of its Red Tractor...
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted in court over the condition of animals on his farm and fined £600
A decline in UK poultry feed production levels has been confirmed by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB).
The RSPCA is welcoming the governments trade strategy, as it plans to utilise trade opportunities while keeping high animal welfare standards
A Whixhall farmer has been banned from keeping animals for five years – with immediate effect –...
A 56-year-old man has been convicted of attempting to ‘Damage Or Destroy the Shelter of a Wild Animal’ and fined £500 in NI
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir, has today (Thursday, May 22) published an ambitious 10-point plan to improve animal welfare
A new law which will help tackle livestock worrying by giving police more powers and extending places and animals protected in law, is closer
The RSPCA has renewed calls for the introduction of mandatory method-of-production labelling on animal products.
Two farmers have been sentenced in court after previously being found guilty of breaching a disqualification order relating to animal welfare
