New plans to improve welfare for laying hens and lambs

Defra sets out plans to ban cages for laying hens by 2032

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has recently announced plans to improve welfare standards for laying hens and lambs.

UK Plans to Phase Out Hen Cages and Improve Lamb Welfare

The UK government has set out detailed new proposals aimed at significantly improving animal welfare standards for laying hens and lambs, marking another step in its wider Animal Welfare Strategy. The plans, announced on January 12, focus on phasing out restrictive cage systems in egg production and reducing painful practices commonly used on lambs. For many people across the Nigerian and wider African diaspora in the UK, food choices are deeply…

Cages for laying hens could be phased out by 2032 under new welfare plans

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

Defra outlines proposals to phase out cages in laying hens by 2032

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Defra to end cage egg production and lift lamb 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,

New plans to improve welfare for laying hens and lambs

New proposals to end the use of cages for laying hens and minimise pain during lamb castration and tail docking