Bureau of Investigative Journalism

In the UK's record-hot summer of 2025, livestock heat deaths during transport doubled compared to 2024, with 6,600 animals—mostly chickens—dying due to heat stress. Data from the Food Standards Agency, obtained via FOI, revealed extreme transport conditions, including body temperatures exceeding 45°C in chickens, and climate change was cited as a contributing factor.

The number of UK dairy farms confining cows indoors has more than doubled since 2015, with at least 180 such farms now operating. This rise in factory-style 'battery cow' farming is linked to farmers struggling with rising costs and selling milk at a loss.

Research has uncovered young entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka and Pakistan using AI tools to create hateful content on Facebook, posing as British patriots and spreading reactionary nostalgia and anti-Muslim memes. The content is deeply objectionable and aims to make money. Hundreds or thousands of accounts are involved.