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It's official, Compassion really is EXCELLENT!
Compassion in World Farming is delighted to announce that last night (Wednesday 28 September) our Annual Review 2009/2010 won a Third Sector Excellence Award 2011!
Read moreBattery cage ban - the final countdown
As the countdown to the EU barren battery cage ban enters its final 100 days, Compassion in World Farming is still very concerned by the lack of compliance in some EU countries.
Read moreCompassion Netherlands campaigns for Dutch pigs
Barren conditions are one of the many factors that contribute to animal suffering in factory farming.
Read moreCompassion wins again!
Compassion in World Farming won the CBS Outdoor Big Bus Challenge yesterday evening, as our advert, designed by Elvis Communications, was chosen from among hundreds of entries.
Read moreBBC's One Show focuses on The Big Move
The BBC's One Show featured an interview with Compassion's Welfare Manager, Phil Brooke, this week in a report on the EU barren battery cage ban.
Read moreLive export fight taken to the Commons
An e-petition on live animal exports aims to take the fight against the practice to the Commons.
Read moreThe economics of moving to higher welfare farming
There is a widespread assumption that farming animals to higher standards of animal welfare invariably leads to a substantial increase in farm-level productions costs. Our research, by Peter Stevenson, has found that this often isn't the case
Read moreEU countries not ready for the Big Move
Compassion in World Farming is calling for urgent action from the European Commission to prevent several major EU nations flouting the barren battery cage ban when it comes into force in January.
Read moreEating less meat is proven to be better for health
A report by the British Heart Foundation says 45,000 lives could be saved if people in Britain eat less meat.
Read moreAustralia live export ban bill fails
A bill which would have stopped live exports from Australia immediately has failed to pass through parliament but the debate on the practice continues.
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