Animals news

• ‘Frankenchicken’ farming in England against animal welfare law, high court told

  03-05-2023 16:46
  
  Groups say Thérèse Coffey has failed to monitor and prosecute farmers for practice, which causes severe health problems Allowing farmers in England to keep fast-growing broiler chickens that suffer a wide range of health problems is contrary to animal welfare regulations, the high court has heard.The Humane League UK (THL), represented by Advocates for Animals, claims the environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has unlawfully failed to properly monitor and prosecute fa
  
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• What do horses feel at the Kentucky Derby? Mostly fear and pain

  03-05-2023 10:00
  
  US audiences will be sold a tale of horses battling for glory and adulation at Churchill Downs. But the actual story is far more disturbingFor a horse, winning means nothing – they don’t even understand the concept. Yet every May US horse racing sells a narrative to draw in the public. The story goes that a group of young horses are locked in gritty pursuit of Triple Crown glory. But trophies, money and adulation are all human-made abstractions. The main concern for a horse is surviv
  
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