The UK could eliminate the use of caged egg production by 2032, as the government launches a new consultation on the topic ...

UK ministers launch farming consultations to phase out all British caged eggs by 2032 and introduce stricter animal welfare ...

Two public consultations with the aim of phasing out enriched cages for laying hens, and ending castration and tail docking of lambs without pain relief, are being launched by Defra today (12 January) ...

More bad news for U.K. egg producers as government announces renewal of tariff suspension on imported cage eggs from Ukraine.

Enriched ‘colony’ cage eggs supply over 20% of the UK shell egg production. These cages severely restrict the movement of ...

The NFU has raised concerns over the unintended consequences that may arise if an outright ban on enriched colony cages were ...

The use of cages for laying hens could be ended by 2032 and painful practices on lambs tightened under new government plans ...

Defra has published proposals to phase out all colony cage systems across the laying hen sector by 2032, including for ...

Four charities, including The Humane League, Compassion in World Farming, Open Cages and the RSPCA, have sent an open letter ...

The Labour government has revealed plans to improve the welfare of egg laying hens and to clamp down on “mutilation practices ...