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ADVERTISING REGULATOR BACKS OUR PIG CRUELTY ADVERT
Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) agrees piglets feel pain when their teeth are clipped without anaesthetic.
Read moreLEADING UK COMPANIES WIN GOOD EGG AWARDS
Some of Britain's best known companies received a Good Egg Award for committing to ditch the battery cage egg in favour of eggs from free-range, organic or barn kept hens.
Read moreCompassion protests at Egypt's cruel pig slaughter
Appalling scenes of horrendous mass pig killing taking place in Egypt right now have sparked international protest. From media footage, we have seen hundreds of live pigs being thrown on top of each other in a huge dumper truck.
Read moreH1N1 SWINE FLU PANDEMIC - LINKS TO FACTORY FARMING
Compassion in World Farming analysis shows evidence of risk to human health posed by factory pig farms.
Read moreSuffering at slaughter exposed by new film
A new film launched today by Compassion in World Farming and the French organisation One Voice highlights the harsh reality of slaughter in much of Europe.
Read moreOver 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.
Read moreSwine 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.
Read moreHUGH 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.
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreUK 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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