How can I help

There are many ways that you can help improve the welfare of dairy cows and their calves:

Top 3 ways to help

• Only buy organic, preferably Soil Association certified, milk, yoghurt, cheese and butter
• If not buying organic, look for own-label dairy produce from supermarkets who have stopped calf-exports such as M&S and Tesco
• Speak to the manager of your local supermarket to ask them not to stock milk from zero-grazing systems

What else can be done?

• Encourage friends and family to buy organic dairy produce
• Contact your local newspaper, radio and TV stations and ask them to highlight the welfare of dairy cows and their calves
• Ask local retailers to stock more Soil Association certified dairy produce
• Download our Compassionate Shopping Guide
• Join Compassion in World Farming with a monthly gift or donation to support our work

Soil Association organic standards:

• Allow cows access to pasture whenever possible
• Feed cows a more natural diet that promotes more sustainable milk yields
• Ban the sale of calves for export (except breeding stock), or their sale at market under one month old

Find out more about the labels to look for when shopping for dairy products.