UK Online Charities» heart failure http://www.ukonlinecharities.com/blog a guide for finding, joining & helping UK based & International charities. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:22:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ChickenOut! Campaign from Compassion in World Farming http://www.ukonlinecharities.com/blog/compassion-in-world-farming/chickenout-campaign-from-compassion-in-world-farming/ http://www.ukonlinecharities.com/blog/compassion-in-world-farming/chickenout-campaign-from-compassion-in-world-farming/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:28:17 +0000 admin http://www.ukonlinecharities.com/blog/?p=20 Compassion in World Farming’s latest campaign is led by River Cottage Chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall; Chicken Out! continues the call to end intensive farming for broiler chickens.

Standard meat chickens reared in intensive systems are grown from newly hatched chick to oven-ready bird in just 39 days. These birds are bred to increase weight rapidly and at least 25% of them suffer from lameness and discomfort related to their excessive growth rates. Millions of broiler chickens die from heart failure in these sheds.

Compassion in World Farming’s Chicken Out! team will visit key towns and cities over the next few weeks to persuade the UK to opt for higher welfare quality, such as RSPCA Freedom Food, as the minimum standard when buying chicken products or prepared meals. The intensively farmed chicken blog at www.chickenout.tv has also launched.

The Chicken Out! tour will take in the following UK cities:

  • Plymouth: Friday 21st August
  • Cardiff: Saturday 22nd August
  • Manchester: Friday 28th August
  • Leeds: Saturday 29th August
  • Belfast: Saturday 5th September
  • Cambridge: Friday 11th September
  • London: Saturday 12th September
  • Axminster: Thursday 17th September

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