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Published 19/01/2011News
Published 19/01/2011
European Commission stands firm on battery cage ban
On 19 January 2011, the EC held a meeting in Brussels about the barren battery cage ban. Compassion joined government and industry representatives to discuss the implementation of the ban and ensure that hen welfare remains at the heart of the…
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Published 19/01/2011
High welfare food is not just for people
The high welfare message is being championed by an ever expanding range of companies. Now pet owners can choose pet food that reflects their own values on animal welfare.
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Published 18/01/2011
Environment Agency objects to Nocton Dairies
The Environment Agency has published a detailed and damning objection to Nocton Dairies' plans for a "mega-dairy" in Lincolnshire. The objection filed on North Kesteven District Council's (NKDC) website, is seen as a devastating blow to the…
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Published 14/01/2011
GM chicken will not prevent spread of bird flu
It was widely reported in press (14th January) that a group of British scientists have developed "a way of curbing the spread of avian flu with the help of genetically modified chickens that do not spread the virus"
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Published 12/01/2011
65,000 say no to Nocton
Compassion would like to thank all of its supporters who have objected to Nocton Dairies' plans for a "mega-dairy" in rural Lincolnshire - where over 3,700 cows will be housed indoors with little or no access to outdoor grazing.
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Published 11/01/2011
LIVE BURIAL OF PIGS FEARED ONGOING IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Compassion in World Farming is extremely concerned by a report of appalling treatment of pigs in the Republic of Korea as part of the culling operations due to foot and mouth disease (FMD).According to the Korean Times, the Ministry of Food…
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Published 07/01/2011
Defra antibiotic advertising decision is a risk to humans
"The use of antimicrobials* in animals is an important factor in the development of resistance in some organisms, particularly those organisms associated with food poisoning in man"
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Published 04/01/2011
The countdown gains celebrity support
Coronation Street actress Kate Ford, Bill Oddie and Green MP Caroline Lucas, have joined Compassion to announce that the final countdown is now on to oppose plans for the UK's first 'mega-dairy' in Lincolnshire and encourage everyone to object…
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Published 24/12/2010
Live exports from Dover resume
The UK's sheep industry has taken a huge step backward regarding animal welfare. Live exports of sheep from the UK have resumed after many months.
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Published 23/12/2010
Support increases for Nocton plans to be called in
Compassion in World Farming can reveal that a group of nine MPs has written to Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government to request that he calls-in the planning application for a 3,700 cow 'mega-dairy'
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