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Published 28/04/2014News
Published 28/04/2014
British sheep endure arduous journey to Romania
A Freedom of Information request by The Times newspaper has revealed that on the 10th January 367 sheep made a 1,300 mile journey from Dover to Romania.
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Published 25/04/2014
Woolworths a Good Egg
Woolworths has become the first African retailer to receive Compassion’s Good Egg Award for its ongoing commitment to leading the free-range egg industry in South Africa.
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Published 14/04/2014
Good Pig Production Award launches in China
Compassion is launching its prestigious Good Pig Production Award in China. We hope that the certificate-based award will encourage Chinese producers to commit to higher welfare standards for pigs.
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Published 10/04/2014
Disrupting diets with Bill Gates and Twitter
It looks like meat and tastes like meat, but it’s never been near an animal. And it’s better for your body and the environment than the real thing. Sound too good to be true? Not if the growing group of mock-meat pioneers have their way.
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Published 08/04/2014
Meat waste 'morally repugnant'
Food waste has hit the headlines again this week, with a House of Lords committee report calling for action to curb this ‘morally repugnant’ issue.
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Published 04/04/2014
Compassion opposes animal sacrifice festival
Compassion is calling for the world's largest animal sacrifice festival, to be stopped. Taking place in December 2014, it is known as 'Gadhimai Festival'.
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Published 28/03/2014
Rising cost of food due to factory farming
A recent Channel 4 programme, Food Prices: The Shocking Truth, explored the link between rising food costs and the reliance of the current farming model on fuel, fertiliser and animal feed.
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Published 28/03/2014
Making farming a family matter
Since the dawn of time, people have cultivated the earth to nourish their families and communities. And right now, these small-scale farmers are firmly in the spotlight – that’s because 2014 is the International Year of Family Farming.
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Published 28/03/2014
Food label confusion
A recent episode of BBC programme, Rip Off Britain, focussed on how much consumers know about food quality schemes, for example Red Tractor or RSPCA Freedom Food, and whether the schemes live up to the promises they make.
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Published 24/03/2014
475,576 people demand protection for EU pigs
Today, (24th March 2014) Compassion handed in the signatures of an incredible 475,576 concerned EU citizens who are calling on EU Agriculture Ministers to ensure laws are enforced to protect pigs.
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