Australia will phase out conventional layer hen cages by 2036 The Independent Poultry Welfare Panel has also recommended better welfare standards for meat chickens Victorian Farmers Federation say the ...

The way chickens are farmed in Australia is set to improve after the Agriculture Department released new standards of practice for the poultry industry. Australia will phase out conventional layer hen ...

The campaign to ban battery cages in poultry farming is fast gaining momentum as more farmers across the country sign on to the use of free cages in rearing domestic avians. At a recent workshop in ...

Animal welfare activists have long been speaking about the cruel practices involved in poultry farming, especially the use of battery cages. (Representative image) CHENNAI: Animal welfare activists ...

A strong industry response to a vocal home-grown animal welfare lobby has already propelled the UK to the forefront of the global move away from cage systems. Despite that, pressure from lobby groups ...

It could be assumed that a recent EU Commission report, which confirmed that conventional cage systems for layers will be banned in 2012, would allow producers the chance to focus on meeting the new ...