UK pigmeat production grew by 2.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 975,200 tonnes, driven by a combination of higher slaughter ...

Defra’s latest UK slaughter statistics have highlighted a significant year-on-year increase in pork production in December, ...

Pig farmers in Britain have started culling their healthy pigs due to a lack of workers. Pig slaughterhouses lack workers, who are instrumental in ensuring a continuous process of production. As a ...

Among the legislation announced alongside the King’s Speech on Tuesday was a ban on the export of UK livestock for fattening and slaughter. The decision, if it gets through Parliament, will have a ...

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws ...