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CIWF supports campaign against live piglet import
Compassion in World Farming welcomes the National Pig Association's campaign to prevent a trade in imported piglets which threatens to bring diseases such as MRSA from Belgium into the country.
Read morePig Business on More4 WEBSITE
Tracy Worcester's documentary on intensive pig farming can still be seen here on the More4 website.
Read moreAn animal welfare law for China?
Thanks to a project sponsored by the RSPCA and IFAW, an animal welfare law is being drafted by a legal team within China, headed by Professor Chang Jiwen of the Law Institute of The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Read moreCOMPASSION & BBC TELL THE VEAL STORY
Four days after Sarah Brown wrote on Twitter about not eating veal at the G8 summit, Phil Brooke, Welfare Development Manager of Compassion in World Farming, joined BBC Breakfast at a veal farm in South East Cornwall.
Read moreEU: COWS ARE MILKED BEYOND ENDURANCE
A new report and set of scientific opinions on dairy farming by the EFSA conclude that cows in the EU suffer from a range of health problems including lameness and infertility as a result of being bred to produce large amounts of milk.
Read moreBake with Compassion week is here!
From Monday 06 July, you have a full week to bake cakes with free-range eggs and raise awareness and funds for Compassion in World Farming.
Read moreEgyptian Pig Cull: Your campaigning makes a difference
Let's be clear about the bad and sad news first. To the best of our knowledge, all the pigs in Egypt have now been killed.
Read more22 councils receive good egg awards
22 councils have received a 'Good Egg Award' for committing to ditch the battery cage egg in favour of eggs from free-range hens.
Read moreNew hit-and-miss EU Slaughter Regulation
On 22 June 2009, the EU Agriculture Council agreed on a new Slaughter Regulation. It includes several welcome provisions, but on the whole is disappointing in that it fails to address a number of serious welfare problems.
Read moreJeffrey Masson
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of popular book When Elephants Weep (with Susan McCarthy), took time out from a busy schedule to speak with friends, supporters and staff of Compassion about his new book, The Face on Your Plate: The Truth…
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