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Published 17/03/2014News
Published 17/03/2014
Ten-year-old Lucy takes on factory farming
My name is Lucy and I am 10 years old. A few weeks ago I wrote a letter to Compassion about how I felt when I saw a picture of hundreds of pigs cooped up in pens. To my excitement, I received a letter back asking if I wanted to write a guest…
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Published 11/03/2014
UN expert wants re-think of food system
The UN's expert on the right to food has highlighted the folly of factory farming in his final speech before stepping down, stressing the damage it does to our health and the environment.
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Published 10/03/2014
Live animal exports resume from Ramsgate
We are astounded to learn that live farm animal exports resume from Ramsgate, Kent today (10th March 2014).
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Published 10/03/2014
Giant inflatable pig brings hope to Europe's pigs
'Hope', our giant inflatable pig, the size of a double decker bus, is being taken on a tour of Europe to bring attention to the plight of pigs in countries where they are suffering in illegal and inhumane conditions.
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Published 07/03/2014
Canada to phase out sow stalls
This week, Canada voted to phase out the cruel and outdated practice of keeping pregnant pigs in stalls (called gestation crates in North America). This decision will improve the lives of 1.4million sows every year.
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Published 06/03/2014
President of BVA says stop slaughter without stunning
Compassion in World Farming agrees with John Blackwell, the President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), that animals should be stunned before slaughter to prevent suffering.
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Published 05/03/2014
Co-op goes back on chicken welfare promise
Compassion has stripped The Co-op of its Good Chicken Award, after the supermarket went back on its promise to exclusively source higher welfare chicken meat for its indoor-reared chicken.
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Published 04/03/2014
New way to pay for organic
In an unlikely clash of technology and nature, the Internet currency known as the "bitcoin" is becoming a big hit with organic farmers, particularly those in the Americas.
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Published 26/02/2014
Industrial farming – when more is less
Compassion in World Farming Chief Executive and Farmageddon co-author, Philip Lymbery, was talking to a radio interviewer recently, who found it hard to accept that intensive high-input, high-output rearing of farm animals is inefficient.
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Published 25/02/2014
Horrifying slaughter of EU animals revealed
An investigation by Compassion in World Farming with Animals Australia has exposed horrifying slaughter conditions for European animals exported to Turkey and Middle Eastern countries.
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