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Spanish pigs suffering
Compassion's latest investigation secured shocking footage of pig farming practices made illegal by EU directives, that are still being used in Spain today.
Read moreParis demo: 'No to factory farming'
Compassion France joined more than 40 organisations including farmers' unions, environmental and animal welfare charities and their supporters in Paris on Sunday to call for an end to intensive farming in France.
Read moreCommission keeps consumers in the dark
The recent and ongoing horsemeat scandal has brought to light a simple and ugly truth: we as consumers don't know what we are eating, where our food is from or how it was produced. Questions regarding the horses' welfare remain largely…
Read moreGrinding Nemo: floating factory farms
Food and farming hero Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will grace UK TV screens tonight, fronting the second series of Fish Fight – his ground-breaking campaign to Save Our Seas. In the series, he'll be discussing the cost of industrial shrimp…
Read moreLive export boat docks in Libya
A shipment of nearly 3,000 cattle arrived in Libya today after a nine day sea journey from Waterford, Ireland, breaching an EU Treaty on animal welfare.
Read moreEU takes action on non-compliant countries
Having played a key role in the UK's ban on sow stalls, Compassion welcomes the Commission taking firm action against those countries who continue to flout the ban.
Read moreBusiness Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare launches
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, the first structured benchmark of the world's leading food companies, provides an objective account of the state of farm animal welfare as a business issue.
Read moreLive exports from Ireland to Libya resuming this week
Compassion is calling for the Irish Agriculture Minister to stand down as President of EU Agriculture Council, following the news that live cattle exports to Libya are resuming this week. The resumption coincides with Ireland's Presidency of…
Read moreRichard Briers
We were saddened to hear of the death of Richard Briers, who did much to advance the animal welfare cause.
Read moreHorses' welfare ignored so far
No-one is trying to downplay the horror of not knowing what is in your food. However, Compassion now has to ask: 'what about the welfare?' No-one has commented on the welfare of the horses that ended up in the UK's food chain.
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