BLOG: Well-intentioned egg eaters will be unable to appease their consciences from tomorrow as free-range eggs are taken off supermarket shelves. The UK’s largest ever bird flu outbreak has meant chickens have not been allowed outside, a requirement of so-called “high welfare” labelling.

INTERVIEW: In an age of fraught politics, environmental degradation, the threat of pandemics and other public health crises, Claire Hamlett speaks to author and academic Jeff Sebo about how saving animals is vital to saving ourselves.

BREAKING NEWS: The impossible has happened - Burger King is going fully plant-based. Well, for one month and only at its UK flagship store in Leicester Square, London, but it’s still a huge moment for the vegan community.

The UN’s leading authority on climate issues - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - has issued a stark warning against measures that seem a good idea at first, but can actually be counterproductive. Some of these ‘maladaptive mitigations’ are, unsurprisingly, linked to animal agriculture. Claire Hamlett reports.

THOUGHTS: The situation in Ukraine is worsening day by day, and so too are the many challenges faced by Ukrainians in the midst of an invasion by Russia. For many families and those who do not stay to fight, the answer is of course to evacuate and find safety. But to the people who run animal shelters and sanctuaries, this is simply out of the question. Claire Hamlett shares her thoughts on these brave humans.

NEWS: When humans who abuse animals are taken to court, they get a defence lawyer. But who represents the animals in these cases? The US state of New Jersey thinks our non-human companions should also be represented fairly.

PICTURES: In the grip of a Russian invasion, the situation for everyone in Ukraine is truly terrible. Among the pictures and videos emerging of the pitched fighting and humanitarian crisis, glimpses of pets and other animals caught in the crossfire are helping to tell a different side of the human story.

The use of pesticides in crop farming is a very common ‘gotcha’ that meat-eaters use against vegans when comparing the animal death toll and environmental impact of our food systems. But a new report has found that huge quantities of these harmful chemicals are being used to grow crops for animal feed. Claire Hamlett reports.

The UK government is on the verge of backtracking on its proposal to ban imports of fur and foie gras, driven by the will of Jacob Rees Mogg and other Tory cronies. Claire Hamlett reports.

Spain has made great strides in recognising the rights of animals, firstly by changing the legal status of cats and dogs from objects to sentient, living beings, and now, a proposed ‘animal rights’ bill that will outlaw zoos and pet shops and bring in tougher prison sentences for animal abusers. Despite all this, bullfighting, inexplicably, remains unchecked.

On Monday night the BBC aired an episode of its investigative documentary show Panorama entitled ‘A Cow’s Life: The True Cost of Milk?’ The reaction from viewers has been huge and heartening, while that of the dairy industry has been furious but rather more predictable.

BLOG: Obviously, but we all know “Sir” Mark won’t despite video evidence of him whipping an uncooperative horse. With Kurt Zouma’s cat abuse still fresh in our memories, this begs the question, should sports personalities lose more over their treatment of animals?