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Thousands of cows are kept in cramped conditions in UK farms
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'Battery cows' in Britain: the hidden welfare and pollution crisis inside UK dairy

A major investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found UK battery cow dairy farms have more than doubled since 2015, reaching nearly 180 sites. We examine what's driving the rise, who's profiting, and what it means for cows, rivers, and your milk.
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A person holds baby "glass eels"
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How glass eel trafficking became Europe’s billion‑euro food crime

You might order eel for dinner without knowing it’s tied to a billion‑euro trade in trafficked glass eels, taken from collapsing European stocks.
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A salmon swims in a dirty barren fish farm
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Are sustainable seafood labels real? MSC, ASC, BAP explained

Seafood eco-labels like ASC, BAP, and MSC are industry-funded, set weak standards, and rarely enforced — offering marketing cover, not accountability
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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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