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Compassion slams Government on support for cages
UK government advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), is under fire following a recent report where it gave credence to so-called 'enriched' cages for laying hens.
Read morePressure mounts on Tesco
Pressure is mounting on Tesco as demonstrators up and down the country are calling on the UK's largest supermarket to "Stop being rotten to chickens".
Read moreCompassion comments on the IAASTD Report
Compassion in World Farming comments on the IAASTD Report
Read moreAustralia: Support for end to painful mulesing
Mulesing is a painful operation which involves cutting away areas of wrinkled skin from sheep in order to prevent flies from landing on the sheep and laying their eggs in the folds of skin. This is called "flystrike" in the farming industry.
Read moreComplaint filed against pig ad
The British pig industry is using a new ad claiming that "British pig farms have very high welfare standards." We believe this is inaccurate and misleading and so we have made a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.
Read moreSpanish Transport Complaint
Compassion in World Farming and Animals' Angels have logged a formal complaint to the European Commission after discovering that the Spanish authorities are turning a blind eye to animals travelling long and illegal journeys.
Read morePig farmers call for more money from supermarkets
Hundreds of pig farmers attended a rally in London to campaign for fair prices from supermarkets. Compassion joined the farmers in support of their campaign, but also to urge them to see free-range and higher welfare as the way to save British…
Read morePublic auction of clone offspring cancelled
Famous dairy cows, Dundee Paradise and Dundee Paratrooper, were due to be sold at public auction on 5 March;
Read moreFree-range chicken sales make front page news
The welfare of chickens continues to be front page news as consumers become increasingly concerned about how standard chickens are raised.
Read moreSlaughter of sick & injured animals threaten food chain
The news that 65,000 tonnes of US beef has been recalled echoes a widespread problem across Europe of sick and injured animals slaughtered for food.
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