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Obama speaks on environment, farming & development
President Obama's inauguration speech on 20th January 2009 included the following references:
Read moreThe Great British Food Fight
Channel 4's Food season has kicked off. Here is our guide of the best of the bunch - and programmes that we predict will pack the hardest punch for animal welfare.
Read moreSainsbury's to stop selling battery eggs
Sainsbury's has announced that from the 5 February it will no longer sell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury's with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of this remarkable move planned for…
Read moreEuropean Parliament press launch of '8 hours' PETITION
On Wednesday 14 January, MEPs and Compassion in World Farming gather in Strasbourg to launch the Europe-wide petition to stop live animals being transported for more than eight hours to slaughter.
Read moreMichelin star chef says foie gras is inhumane
Albert Roux, the French-born Michelin star restaurateur, recently criticised the methods used to produce foie gras and called for a clearer labelling of the product to inform consumers of its effects on geese and ducks.
Read moreEU takes radical position on livestock & climate change
The European Parliament's temporary Committee on Climate Change has adopted important amendments that reinforce the need to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the livestock sector.
Read moreVirtual animal welfare on Farmland
A new online video game released by the European Commission shows children what animal welfare can mean on a farm. The website is translated in nine European languages and produced with the support of the Directorate General for Health and…
Read moreHelp us urge EC to ban cloning of farm animals
We need your help to achieve a ban on cloning animals for food. We believe that the European Commission is nearing a decision on this issue and by writing to the President of the European Commission you could help influence this.
Read moreDEFRA SUPPORTS OUR CAGE-FREE COUNCIL CAMPAIGN
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) could help free hundreds of thousands of hens from cages having added its support to our Cage-Free Council campaign.
Read moreVictory for farm animals on US election day
On November 4, as Americans made history in their choice of a new President, California also made animal welfare history. Over 62 per cent of voters in California approved Proposition 2 - bringing an end to battery cages, veal crates and sow…
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