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New year heralds new dawn for hens
New Year's Day 2012 will herald a new dawn for hundreds of millions of hens in the European Union, thanks to a new law banning cruel barren battery cages.
Read moreIllegal eggs in your food?
Defra has confirmed there will be no ban on the import in the UK of products containing illegally produced eggs from January 2012, when the barren battery cage ban comes into force across the European Union.
Read moreFood for thought
Paul Merrett hosted a special lunch on Friday, 2nd December.
Read moreEU battery cage ban - one month to go
While Compassion in World Farming will be celebrating a major step forward in animal welfare on New Year's Day, the charity is calling on both individual countries and the European Commission to act immediately to enforce the battery cage ban…
Read moreTurkey and Salmon - the labels explained
Compassion has teamed up with animal protection charity, OneKind to cut through the confusion and analyse meat labels for consumers.
Read moreUK's public sector awarded for animal welfare
Last night, Monday 28th November 2011, Compassion in World Farming recognised over 40 hospitals, educational centres and local councils at the Public Procurement Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards in London.
Read moreAlarming rise in Ramsgate live exports
New figures collated by Compassion in World Farming suggest the total number of animals exported through Ramsgate is already more than 60,000 since May, with December - traditionally a busy month - still to come.
Read moreTeam Compassion is at it again!
Following the enormous success of Team Compassion's 'Walk with Compassion' event earlier this year, Hayley and Caroline from our very own Food Business team are getting on their running shoes on 4th December and taking part in this year's Santa…
Read moreCall in the Powys Mega-Dairy decision
Compassion is being joined by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) in contesting controversial plans for a 1,000-cow mega-dairy in Powys after Councillors recently conditionally approved them.
Read moreFarm animals consume nearly half of all antibiotics
A new alliance, consisting of Compassion in World Farming, The Soil Association and Sustain is launching a new report, to coincide with European Antibiotic Awareness Day, 2011. The report, Case Study of a Health Crisis, aims to 'save our…
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