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Published 17/09/2013News
Published 17/09/2013
Dark age of pig production looms
Compassion in World Farming fears that global competition and investment are driving intensification and expansion of mega pig farms. Two recently reported news stories are indicative of a move towards more intensive pig farming:
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Published 17/09/2013
Government fails to tackle farm antibiotics
A new UK government report outlines its five year strategy for tackling the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
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Published 13/09/2013
250,000 Europeans say no to pig suffering
Compassion is so appreciative of everyone who has signed our EU Pig Petition, urging EU countries to comply with the Pigs Directive. In under six months, we have reached the 250,000 mark, an immense achievement.
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Published 11/09/2013
Getting to the meat of our consumption habits
We are always on the lookout for juicy data that explores our relationship with food. So we were fascinated by a recent EU Commission survey that gives great insights into dietary habits around Europe.
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Published 04/09/2013
Germany’s factory-farming frontline
Compassion campaigner Jonty has just returned from a trip to the frontline of industrial farming in Germany – a chicken-processing factory that plans to double its output from 200,000 to 400,000 birds every day.
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Published 30/08/2013
Sheep suffer on journey to Germany
Our new investigation into the live export trade has revealed British sheep being transported on a gruelling route from the UK to Germany.
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Published 28/08/2013
Food, farming and friendships on a shoestring
It’s said that travel broadens the mind and food nourishes the body. Well, how about combining both? Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) offers anyone the chance to work on an organic farm anywhere in the world. And the price?
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Published 27/08/2013
New live export horrors
These British sheep and lambs have been transported from English fields to dimly lit sheds in France in the height of summer.
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Published 21/08/2013
Hack to the future: reimaging the future of meat
Forward-thinking foodies are coming together more and more to try to solve the problem of our unsustainable food system. Hack//Meat – a Silicon Valley event designed to "reimagine the future of meat" – is a great example of this.
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Published 14/08/2013
Eat Me Please! Charting the rise of "suicide food"
We're fascinated by blogger Ben Grossblatt’s thoughts on "suicide food" – cartoon images of farm animals that look delighted at the prospect of being eaten. Here, we explore how this bizarre trend may be undermining our relationship with food.
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