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Published 19/02/2013News
Published 19/02/2013
Richard Briers
We were saddened to hear of the death of Richard Briers, who did much to advance the animal welfare cause.
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Published 15/02/2013
Horses' welfare ignored so far
No-one is trying to downplay the horror of not knowing what is in your food. However, Compassion now has to ask: 'what about the welfare?' No-one has commented on the welfare of the horses that ended up in the UK's food chain.
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Published 13/02/2013
Valentine's Day: we ask MEPs to show cows some love
Valentine's Day is only a day away and our Supporting Better Dairy (SBD) campaign is gearing up to send a serious message to MEPs on behalf of Europe's 23 million dairy cows.
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Published 13/02/2013
Horse meat: Government must act now
The Food Standards Agency has pledged a full investigation into a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and meat processing plant in West Wales after they were linked to the horse meat scandal.
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Published 12/02/2013
Joanna Lumley on Powerful women list
Compassion is delighted that our Patron, Joanna Lumley OBE, is on the Radio 4 Woman's Hour List of 100 Most Powerful Women! The list, announced today (12 February), places Joanna alongside some famous politicians and business leaders.
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Published 08/02/2013
Our broken food system
In recent weeks, it has become apparent that there is a lack of transparency in how our food is produced. Too often it seems that labels mean next to nothing and we simply don't know what it is that we are eating.
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Published 07/02/2013
EU hens illegally caged
Compassion understands that there are now only two countries breaking EU law by continuing to keep hens in barren battery cages, a practice outlawed on 1st January 2012.
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Published 06/02/2013
Sows' welfare worse than expected
Over one month into the official partial sow stall ban and the news is even more devastating than expected.
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Published 04/02/2013
WWF on the value of meat
WWF has released "Prime Cuts: Valuing the Meat we Eat", an interesting new report that explores the benefits of eating smaller quantities of better-quality meat. Here's our summary.
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Published 31/01/2013
The unkind, unsustainable and unhealthy food tax
From carbon levies to cigarette duties, taxes can be useful tools to help curb unsustainable behaviours. In this guest blog, Compassion in World Farming CEO, Philip Lymbery, argues the case for a tax on "cheap" meat.
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