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News Section Icon Published 29/04/2009

Over 1 billion eggs to be cage free

At celebrations at the Eiffel Tower 70 top European companies from 17 countries received Good Egg Awards from Compassion in World Farming for committing to source only cage-free (barn, free-range or organic) eggs.

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News Section Icon Published 28/04/2009

Swine flu - WHAT IS COMPASSION DOING?

The outbreak of a new flu strain - the H1N1 flu virus, a mixture of human, pig and avian flu viruses, has resulted in increasing numbers of cases being confirmed around the world.

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News Section Icon Published 24/04/2009

HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL CHALLENGES PROPOSED LAW

With a giant postcard signed on behalf of over 150,000 supporters and over 200 MPs, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Compassion called on the Minister responsible for animal welfare to take the welfare of chickens seriously through UK law.

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News Section Icon Published 20/04/2009

New scheme to prevent shooting of male dairy calves unveiled

Compassion in World Farming welcomes Blade Farming's new scheme to prevent the shooting of male calves at birth and to help boost dairy farmer incomes.

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News Section Icon Published 14/04/2009

UK GOVERNMENT TURNS ITS BACK ON CHICKENS

The UK Government is set to lower chicken welfare standards despite soaring sales of higher welfare chicken, major shifts in retailer policies and high-profile chicken campaigning.

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News Section Icon Published 07/04/2009

EU EGG LABELLING LAW UNDER THREAT

The EU Commission may propose scrapping legislation requiring eggs to be labelled according to farming method.

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News Section Icon Published 30/03/2009

Supermarket sticks to welfare despite credit crunch

Compassion in World Farming is pleased to see another retailer sticking to high standards of animal welfare despite the credit crunch.

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News Section Icon Published 29/03/2009

EU Parliament votes "No!" to cloned animals for food

An overwhelming majority of Members of the European Parliament voted against the authorisation of food products from cloned animals and their offspring.

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News Section Icon Published 27/03/2009

Compassion advert prompts re-think by Pig Farmers

Recent adverts run by Compassion in World Farming have prompted an encouraging response from the British pig industry. The farming magazine, 'Pig World' has launched a campaign to discourage the use of teeth clipping amongst British farmers.

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News Section Icon Published 26/03/2009

EU supports universal declaration of animal welfare

The Ministers of Agriculture from the European Union's 27 countries have given their support to a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).

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