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SCIENCEJun 25 · 13:30 UTCCARBON BRIEFOrla Dwyer

Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025

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.

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Carbon BrieforganizationFood Standards AgencyorganizationUK Freedom of Information ActtopicMet Officeorganizationanimal-rights grouporganizationBureau of Investigative Journalismorganizationheat stresstopicclimate changetopic
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