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Factory farming's dangerous drug habit
Without antibiotics, the world would be a much more hazardous place. Used to treat countless common illnesses and infections, these drugs revolutionised medicine in the last century, but now they're in peril. And factory farming's partly to…
Read moreDefra sentences UK agriculture to 25 years
Compassion urges Defra to reconsider its 25 year plan for food and farming
Read moreThe food labels that keep you in the dark
The labels on meat, egg and dairy products are often the only window we have on the life of the animal they came from – and yet, all too often, they don’t tell the truth. We explore the labelling confusion that’s keeping so many of us in the…
Read more‘Critically important’ antibiotic use soaring in UK farms
Antibiotic resistance reaches record levels as the UK poultry industry’s use of ‘critically important’ antibiotic increases by 59%
Read moreCompassion campaigns for honest food labelling
Current EU legislation means that labelling on meat and dairy products can often be extremely confusing
Read moreWaitrose brings good news to dairy cows
Compassion praises Waitrose on their milk commitment
Read moreUS poultry face slow inhumane death by suffocation
Thousands of infected turkeys have been cruelly killed by intentional ventilation shutdown
Read moreThe businesses putting animal welfare first
If you’re reading this, the chances are you care very much about where your food comes from. But did you know that more and more businesses care, too? We take a look at the companies helping to put animal welfare at the heart of the food…
Read moreFarm animal welfare: a good investment
Latest Business Benchmark report on Farm Animal Welfare published
Read moreNew year, new you – the “diet” that really works
The New Year diet frenzy is now in full swing, with many of us adopting whacky new regimes in a quest for better health. But most of us will falter in the face of these fads before the month is out. Here, we explore a "diet" with staying power.
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