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EU subsidies give beef 580x more money than legumes; new report’s shocking statistics

A major new report from Foodrise reveals that EU farming subsidies give 77% of CAP funding to meat and dairy — 580 times more than legumes.
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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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On the left hand side, a picture of a bank. On the right hand side, a picture of a pig in a factory farm
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Why switching banks may reduce your money's role in factory farming more than changing your diet

UK banks channelled £62bn to factory farming between 2015–2022. Here's how the banking system works, and what you can do about where your money goes.
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Pigs are kept indoors in a filthy and dark pen
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If pigs spend 80% of their lives indoors, how can the label say "outdoor bred"?

Undercover footage from an RSPCA Assured pig farm shows what "outdoor bred" really means, and this pattern that runs across the entire meat and dairy industry
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