Incidents were reported to be commonly caused by the “storage, handling and spreading of waste”, due to “lack of investment in infrastructure” or “inadequate planning and management of these substances”. Their climate and land impacts are much smaller (see our feature on the climate impacts of plant vs dairy for details), their water use is less, their impact on biodiversity is less. Avoiding milk altogether, or sourcing from regional milk suppliers outside of the cull zones is the only way to guarantee that milk has not been sourced from a farm involved in the badger cull. Milk brands included in the 2018 report were: A number of assurance schemes have emerged over the years to try and address concerns over animal welfare issues. The governments' relentless push for the dairy sector to enter the global market propels farmers into competition, with animals reared to lower standards in order to keep prices down. The BBFAW annual report assesses company approaches to farm animal welfare and aims to improve corporate reporting, practice and performance on farm animal welfare management. Copyright: Ethical Consumer Research Association Ltd, 2020, ← Swipe left / right to view table contents →, Subscribe to see which companies we recommend as Best Buys and why, Subscribe to see which companies to avoid and why, 23% of farms keep some or all their cows inside for all of the year, breakdown of social structures in rural communities, less money filtering down to rural communities, highlighted the need for a major shift in land use if the UK is to become a net-zero carbon economy, 'Doing dairy differently' for two case studies of alternative dairy farms, report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism claimed that 424 ‘serious pollution incidents’ were recorded, contributor to the UK’s air pollution crisis, Ammonia hotspots were found at two of the intensive dairies, gas ends up as a nitrogen deposit in rural areas, article by the Bureau for Investigative Journalism, linked to higher death rates, respiratory problems and cardiovascular diseases, a key part of the governments Clean Air Strategy, limited grazing practices becoming more common – limiting a cow's access to outdoor pasture, 23% of dairy farms in the UK use zero or severely restricted grazing, slaughtered in the UK, physically exhausted, shortly after their fifth birthday, death toll was expected to reach 63,000 this past culling season, Shopping guide to meat-free sausages and burgers, 6 issues of Ethical Consumer Magazine in print and/or digital format, 12 months full access to all Shopping Guides and Company Profiles. Cutting ammonia emissions is therefore essential if we are to clean up our air and restore rural biodiversity and is a key part of the governments Clean Air Strategy. This is a complex issue, with the impacts depending on the return and reuse rate of glass bottles and the transport method used for delivery. We’re here to help! Obviously, bottles contain much more plastic. Increasingly, the general public is becoming aware that conditions for dairy cows on factory farms are cruel and inhumane. Ammonia hotspots were found at two of the intensive dairies and in specific locations around the outdoor farm. The booming beauty market is far from pretty. Many companies specify that they get their almonds from Europe, not California, including Alpro, Provamel, The Bridge, EcoMil and Isola Bio. For more on the impacts of soya see our feature ‘Is soya sustainable’. We provide practical information for consumers on how to keep your ethics while you travel. Almonds are also used in lots of other foods (it wasn’t possible to find figures for the proportions). Badger Action Network has useful resources to support you in doing this. Where we differentiate between better animal welfare practice is under the Factory Farming, Product Sustainability, and Company Ethos categories.