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Animal Aid Broiler Chickens Investigation Chosen By International Film Festival
This weekend, Animal Aid's investigation into intensive chicken farming will be shown at the annual Beyond TV international film festival in Swansea. One of only 21 out of 346 entries to be chosen, the 8-minute film documents the short lives of broiler chickens killed for the meat industry at just 42 days old. It shows their shockingly quick change from lively chicks to bloated and virtually immobilised birds imprisoned in a dirty, overcrowded intensive broiler shed. The film shows Animal Aid staff removing six sick and ailing birds, who were afforded immediate veterinary care before being taken to a sanctuary to live out their lives in peace.
Government welfare body attacks 'gamebird' battery cages
The government’s official advisory body on farmed animal welfare has today launched a devastating attack on the systems used to mass-produce pheasants and partridges for ‘sport’ shooting. The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), in its Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Gamebirds, is especially critical of battery cages for breeding birds. First exposed nationally by Animal Aid in 2004, these are metal and wire mesh boxes that are open to the elements all year round and hold one male and six or seven female pheasants. Partridges are held in pairs inside a metal walled box that measures just 2ft by 3ft.
November is Vegan Month!
November is Vegan Month and to celebrate, the next four weeks will be full of free food fayres, promotional initiatives, giveaways and competitions to help people find out more about the benefits of an animal-free diet.
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