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Published 05/02/2009News
Published 05/02/2009
Sainsbury's goes cage-free on shell eggs
From today, 5 February, Sainsbury's is no longer selling shell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury's with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of this remarkable move planned for 2010.
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Published 30/01/2009
Should we be saving Jamie's bacon?
Channel 4's Jamie Saves Our Bacon (aired on Channel 4, Thursday 29 January) had a double-edged welfare message: save our British pig farmers and protect our pigs.
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Published 27/01/2009
The Great Label Debate
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's "Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too" was transmitted on Channel 4 on Monday 26 January.
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Published 24/01/2009
Factory farmed Chicken is Out!
Higher welfare chicken sales continue to soar, despite the credit crunch and misleading supermarket labels. Now we are asking you to vote on the most misleading chicken label in UK supermarkets.
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Published 21/01/2009
Obama speaks on environment, farming & development
President Obama's inauguration speech on 20th January 2009 included the following references:
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Published 19/01/2009
The Great British Food Fight
Channel 4's Food season has kicked off. Here is our guide of the best of the bunch - and programmes that we predict will pack the hardest punch for animal welfare.
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Published 17/01/2009
Sainsbury's to stop selling battery eggs
Sainsbury's has announced that from the 5 February it will no longer sell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury's with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of this remarkable move planned for…
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Published 14/01/2009
European Parliament press launch of '8 hours' PETITION
On Wednesday 14 January, MEPs and Compassion in World Farming gather in Strasbourg to launch the Europe-wide petition to stop live animals being transported for more than eight hours to slaughter.
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Published 22/12/2008
Michelin star chef says foie gras is inhumane
Albert Roux, the French-born Michelin star restaurateur, recently criticised the methods used to produce foie gras and called for a clearer labelling of the product to inform consumers of its effects on geese and ducks.
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Published 04/12/2008
EU takes radical position on livestock & climate change
The European Parliament's temporary Committee on Climate Change has adopted important amendments that reinforce the need to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the livestock sector.
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