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Cracking the code on chicken meat: Why woody breast and white striping are a sign of poor farming practices

Posts on Reddit and Facebook are exposing some of the negative sides of the chicken industry.

Largest coffee company and another restaurant brand sign the BCC, as café industry ranking report released

Columbus Coffee and Mexico Restaraunt latest brands to sign the Better Chicken Commitment.

A dog’s dinner that’s better welfare than our own

Photo of a small golden coloured puppy, looking into the camera, with their head in a bowl that is labelled with a paw print and the word “Food.”

Many pet food companies have much higher welfare standards that human food brands.

Meat-Free Monday: How to Swap Chicken Meat for a Tasty Plant-Based Alternative

Have all your questions about chickenless chick’n answered here.

Kiwi Café Giant Joins The Movement Towards Higher Welfare for Chickens

An image from behind a coffee counter with sandwiches and sweets in the cabinet and a coffee machine on the left. There is a blue filter over the image and then the logos for Bird on a Wire and The Coffee Club. Under the logos is the text "Sign the Better Chicken Commitment"

The Coffee Club and Bird on a Wire are the latest big brands to sign the Australia-New Zealand Better Chicken Commitment.

Volunteers protest Nando’s in Auckland, Hamilton, Porirua, Wellington and Christchurch.

Pressure increases as volunteers head out to Nando’s stores in Auckland, Hamilton, Porirua, Wellington and Christchurch.

Are we eating ourselves to extinction?

A photo of a brightly coloured array of plant-based foods makes up three-quarters of the image. In the right quarter is a photo of pieces of raw meat.

More Money, More Meat – How we are eating our way to the extinction of humanity.

When animal welfare becomes a political football, consumers look towards food brands for action on animal welfare.

Animal welfare has long been a contentious issue in New Zealand politics, with many election promises made but little action taken. Now, with the Government’s delays in yet another animal welfare improvement, consumers are looking to food brands for action on animal welfare.

Where does NZ chicken come from?

A person (head not visible) standing in front of shelves of chicken meat, holding up and examining a packet of chicken mince.

There are several common misconceptions about how chickens are raised for meat. Find out where NZ chicken comes from.

New study compares cost of Better Chicken Commitment and low-welfare chicken

A woman wearing a blue overall, crouching down on the floor of a chicken shed with a clipboard and pen in her hands. Next to her is a bale of straw with small brown and white chickens perched on top. In the background, many small chickens are on the floor of the shed or sat on wooden perches. Natural light in entering the shed via a series of windows.

New study shows cost of giving chickens better lives via the BCC.