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European Union Animal Welfare strategy published
Compassion in World Farming is pleased to see the Second EU Strategy for the welfare and protection of animals, as it demonstrates the EU's continuing commitment to animal welfare as a core EU value.
Read moreDavid Cameron: UK implements higher welfare too soon
Compassion was disappointed to hear the Prime Minister's lack of support for the UK, in bringing in higher welfare systems ahead of the legal obligatory time.
Read moreUK still has barren battery cages - despite EU ban
Compassion in World Farming is shocked to learn that some egg farmers in the UK are still using barren battery cages, despite assurances that the UK would be fully compliant with the ban on these cages when it came into force on 1st January…
Read moreSuffering exposed: Live exports from the EU to Turkey
Investigations into live animal transport from the EU to Turkey have revealed a crisis at the border as exports to Turkey in 2011 rocketed to over one million animals.
Read moreJoanna Lumley launches campaign to Stop Live Exports
Joanna Lumley has launched Compassion in World Farming's 2012 push against long distance live animal transport. She unveiled the charity's new national bus advertising campaign.
Read moreNew year heralds new dawn for hens
New Year's Day 2012 will herald a new dawn for hundreds of millions of hens in the European Union, thanks to a new law banning cruel barren battery cages.
Read moreIllegal eggs in your food?
Defra has confirmed there will be no ban on the import in the UK of products containing illegally produced eggs from January 2012, when the barren battery cage ban comes into force across the European Union.
Read moreFood for thought
Paul Merrett hosted a special lunch on Friday, 2nd December.
Read moreEU battery cage ban - one month to go
While Compassion in World Farming will be celebrating a major step forward in animal welfare on New Year's Day, the charity is calling on both individual countries and the European Commission to act immediately to enforce the battery cage ban…
Read moreTurkey and Salmon - the labels explained
Compassion has teamed up with animal protection charity, OneKind to cut through the confusion and analyse meat labels for consumers.
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