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Published 23/11/2007

Help for deprived pigs?

New report shows chains are not enough for pigs

Middle East cruelty: Further evidence of serious breaches of OIE welfare guidelines

Published 19/11/2007

Middle East: Further OIE welfare guideline breaches

Australia is the world's largest exporter of commercial livestock. Most animals are sent to Middle Eastern countries which should abide by international guidelines for animal welfare

Peter Roberts MBE, 7 June 1924 - 15 November 2006

Published 15/11/2007

Peter Roberts MBE, 7 June 1924 - 15 November 2006

On the first anniversary of the passing of our founder Peter Roberts MBE, we reflect on his life and inspiration.

Avian flu: Consumers urged to continue buying free range

Published 13/11/2007

Avian flu: Consumers urged to keep buying free range

As Britain's second case of the virulent H5N1 strain of avian flu is found on a farm on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, Compassion in World Farming urges consumers not to loose confidence in free range farming.

Published 09/11/2007

Barren Battery Cages to go

Defra confirms: UK Hens out of cages from 2012

M&S bans cruel white veal and calves liver

Published 09/10/2007

M&S bans cruel white veal and calves' liver

On Monday 8th October Marks & Spencer announced that it will stop selling imported white veal and calves' liver. From January 2008 M&S will only sell high-welfare UK rose veal.

Published 06/10/2007

Chicken Out!

Compassion in World Farming is championing the campaign by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to turn the Devon town of Axminster into a free-range haven for chickens.

Published 02/10/2007

EU not protecting animals in transport

A new and shocking film "Forbidden Journeys" shows that the EU is not doing enough to protect the health and welfare of animals in transport.

Published 01/10/2007

Good news for caged hens in Australia

Australia's Capital Territory (ACT) has made a commitment to start sourcing cage free eggs in all Governmental facilities such as schools, tuckshops, public hospitals and prisons.