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Compassion confronts EU on force feeding
Compassion in World Farming has joined forces and written to the European Commission challenging the force feeding of ducks and geese reared to produce foie gras.
Read moreEU pig sector behaves as if it's above the law
Compassion in World Farming has been forced into the rare action of writing to the Presidents of the EU Agriculture Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament expressing dissatisfaction with continued breaches of the Pigs…
Read moreCompassion launches awards in China
Compassion in World Farming's ground-breaking work with major food companies on raising animal welfare standards has taken a new leap with the launch of its Good Pig Award programme in China.
Read moreSupporting Better Dairy Meets EU Commission
The Supporting Better Dairy coalition will meet with the European Commission's Animal Welfare unit on Wednesday 23rd October to present the signatures of those supporting an EU directive on dairy cow welfare.
Read moreCould in-show advertising lead a food revolution?
Ever since the days of the silent movies, big brands have paid for their products to appear on screen. And if in-show plugs can be used to promote Pepsi and iPhones, couldn’t they also be used to help create social change?
Read moreCompassion complaint to ASA is not upheld
Compassion in World Farming is disappointed by a recent ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) ruling that failed to uphold our complaint that a Red Tractor pork TV advert would mislead consumers.
Read moreGeorge Eustice confirmed as Defra minister
Defra has confirmed that Cornish Conservative MP George Eustice will be Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for farming and food, marine and fisheries, and animal health.
Read moreSustainable agriculture vs factory farming
Today is Blog Action Day and World Food Day, which are focusing on human rights and sustainable food, respectively. What better time to remind ourselves of the part factory farming plays in disrupting the efforts of many to create a better…
Read moreThe food waste scandal
The meat equivalent of 50 million chickens, 1.5 million pigs and 100,000 beef cattle is being wasted by UK households every year, according to new estimates Compassion has released for World Food Day on October 16th.
Read moreThe true cost of cheap food
Compassion is delighted our partners the Sustainable Food Trust are holding their first public conference on the 6th December 2013 at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
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