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Netherlands reducing antibiotic use in livestock
The Netherlands has achieved its policy objective for 2011 of reducing antibiotics use in livestock by 20% compared with 2009 figures.
Read moreOur favourite sustainability videos
Off the back of Chipotle’s sustainable-farming ad winning a top prize at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, we take a look at some of the other issues-based films in our "favourites" archive.
Read moreCAP moves towards animal welfare as a priority
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a system of European Union agricultural subsidies and programmes. It is funded by EU taxpayers.
Read moreSix months: No stalling
Stop stalling! That's the message Compassion is sending to farmers and governments in the remaining countries which, unbelievably, are unlikely to meet the 2013 deadline on the restriction of the use of sow stalls.
Read moreAgrosuper disaster update
Following the devastating news that 500,000 pigs were in danger in Chile, and that Agrosuper, the mega-farm involved, was harming the health of local residents and causing environmental damage, Compassion has continued to investigate the…
Read moreFeeding the world sustainably in the "future we want"
As Rio+20 comes to an end, we look at how we could revolutionise our food system to become better at feeding the world's expanding population.
Read moreChilean pigs disaster update
Following the devastating news that 500,000 pigs were in danger in Chile and that the mega farm involved was causing human health issues and environmental damage; Compassion has continued to investigate the current situation.
Read moreLast chance for non-compliant countries
Despite a 12 year changeover period and an outright ban on barren battery cages across the EU in January 2012, many countries remain non-compliant.
Read moreNew campaign 'Supporting Better Dairy'
'Supporting Better Dairy', a collaboration between Compassion in World Farming and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), along with ice-cream company Ben & Jerry's, has today launched a campaign to improve standards for
Read moreSustainable chicken kievs
Farmer Jimmy Doherty has been taking on three of Tesco's best-selling own brand products: chicken kievs, meatballs and 'standard' sausages, and looking at how to make higher-welfare versions for the same affordable price.
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