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Chickens struggling to breathe whilst in a controlled atomsphere stunning machine
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Chicken gassing in the UK: the ‘humane’ slaughter method hidden in plain sight

Most people have no idea how chickens are ‘humanely’ stunned and killed. Recent UK government data shows CO2 gas is overwhelmingly the industry standard
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Small fish are held by a fisherman
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Climate change is shrinking fish and we need to talk about what happens next

As wild fisheries decline due to climate change, the scale of fish farming will grow. We can't ignore what that means for the well-being of billion of animals.
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A group of middle-aged woman sit in a group looking at a phone for information about the menopause
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The menopause gold rush: when women's health becomes a market, who actually benefits?

Menopause talk has surged online, but influencers and brands often prioritise profit over evidence, fuelling misinformation at women's expense
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How saturated fat raises your LDL cholesterol, and why the swap you make matters most

Is saturated fat really bad for you or unfairly demonised? We debunk the misinformation and explain what the evidence actually says.
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