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Telling Porkies
Adverts claiming Red Tractor-labelled pork is 'high welfare' have been banned following a complaint from Compassion to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Read moreMinister backtracks on 'Sustainable Intensification'
The Government appears to have taken a step back from a commitment to 'intensive sustainability' in farming following comments made by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food.
Read moreThe link between our food and our water footprint
World Water Week kicks off on 26th August with a theme of water and its relationship to food security. It’s perfect Compassion material, so we thought we’d look at the relationship between food and water in a bit more detail.
Read moreHow a tainted burger tore a family apart
Kevin Kowalcyk was just two years old when he died; killed by an E. coli infection that he contracted after eating a burger. This story highlights one of the possible health threats of factory farming.
Read moreSow stall ban: nine not ready
Figures obtained by Compassion show several EU member states, including Spain, have joined the list of nations that will be ready for the introduction of the new legislation in the new year.
Read moreFactory farming - anything but innovative
A story has emerged on leading tech/ethics blog Fast Company, talking about technological innovations in factory farming. We don't believe that it tells the full story, and decided to air our views.
Read moreReducing meat consumption – how?
Here at Compassion in World Farming, we’re in the behavioural-change business. Part of that behavioural change involves eating smaller amounts of higher-quality meat – from a health, financial and environmental perspective, it’s a no-brainer.
Read moreAnalysing Cameron's hunger summit
David Cameron held his widely anticipated "Hunger Summit" before the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. We take a look at the outcomes.
Read morePregnant cattle die on ship
In yet another example of the problems inherent in the live export trade, 400 pregnant cattle have died aboard a ship taking them from the USA to Russia.
Read moreFeed people, not livestock to alleviate world hunger
With drought, failing crops and rising grain prices causing severe food crises around the world, Compassion is calling on world leaders at Sunday's Hunger Summit to feed cereals to people, not to livestock and cars.
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