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Published 10/12/2009News
Published 10/12/2009
Science backs the beak trimming ban
A new report from Compassion in World Farming calls for an end to the beak trimming of laying hens and provides strong scientific evidence for why the UK ban on this mutilation should go ahead in 2011.
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Published 01/12/2009
The Lisbon Treaty: recognising animal sentience
"A sentient animal is one for whom feelings matter" John Webster, Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol
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Published 01/12/2009
CHICKEN WELFARE IN TOP FIVE OF MP CONCERNS
A parliamentary motion calling for the UK Government to improve the welfare of chickens has reached a top five position out of over 2400 tabled motions.
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Published 30/11/2009
Prince Charles calls for sustainable farming
At the recent BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards, HRH the Prince of Wales spoke out against the industrialisation of farming.
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Published 20/11/2009
Demand London Olympics raises bar on animal welfare
The Food Vision Paper for the 2012 Olympics could see Olympic athletes and the public served standard intensive chicken and pig meat if a current proposal by the organisers goes ahead.
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Published 19/11/2009
Pigs in Europe still suffering says Compassion
Urgently needed enforcement of EU laws on pig welfare received welcome attention at a recent European Commission workshop following calls on this issue from Compassion in World Farming.
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Published 11/11/2009
We don't need factory farming to feed the world
New scientific research commissioned by Compassion in World Farming and Friends of the Earth shows that we can feed the booming world population without intensive livestock production just by choosing to eat less meat.
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Published 09/11/2009
COMPASSION EXPORT CAMPAIGNING VICTORY
Celtic Link Ferries announce no live animal exports for slaughter through Portsmouth.
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Published 04/11/2009
CALF FORUM REPORT: FEWER DAIRY CALVES EXPORTED
The Beyond Calf Exports Stakeholders Forum has, by giving calves a value in the UK, led to a reduction in the number of male dairy calves shot at birth or exported live to veal farms on the continent.
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Published 30/10/2009
How can we feed the world & protect the environment?
On 29 October, Lester Brown, founder of the WorldWatch Institute and Earth Policy Institute, gave Compassion in World Farming's 2009 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture.
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