News
New food, farming & climate change report
Compassion welcomes the 'How low can we go?' report, published by WWF and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN).
Read moreThousands of animals drown as cargo ship sinks
A ship transporting thousands of livestock from Uruguay to Syria has sunk off the Lebanon coast, highlighting this unnecessary and cruel trade.
Read moreDEFRA acts on chicken welfare
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new rules on the amount of chickens that can be kept per square metre. Such space allowances are always measured in kilograms of chicken per square metre.
Read moreCOMPASSION & EVENING STANDARD UNCOVER THE VEAL TRUTH
The Connaught Hotel admits confusion over Dutch veal
Read moreGovernment report: eat less meat-tackle climate change
With almost a fifth of the world's total manmade greenhouse gas emissions originating from livestock, & factory farming being the biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet, Compassion has long called for a reduction in meat and dairy…
Read moreEU labelling should focus on method of production
A new voluntary code of practice for labelling pork products is to be drawn up by Defra over so-called 'British' meat and aims to ensure packaging clearly displays the origin of the meat before processing.
Read moreScience backs the beak trimming ban
A new report from Compassion in World Farming calls for an end to the beak trimming of laying hens and provides strong scientific evidence for why the UK ban on this mutilation should go ahead in 2011.
Read moreThe Lisbon Treaty: recognising animal sentience
"A sentient animal is one for whom feelings matter" John Webster, Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol
Read moreCHICKEN WELFARE IN TOP FIVE OF MP CONCERNS
A parliamentary motion calling for the UK Government to improve the welfare of chickens has reached a top five position out of over 2400 tabled motions.
Read morePrince Charles calls for sustainable farming
At the recent BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards, HRH the Prince of Wales spoke out against the industrialisation of farming.
Read more