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News Section Icon Published 13/11/2012

Agroecology – what is it and why does it matter?

We talk a lot about the problems of factory farming: about how it threatens us and the planet, as well as farm animals. But it’s also important to look at the alternatives to factory farming. Here’s one possible solution.

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News Section Icon Published 01/11/2012

EU breaking own welfare rules

Compassion in World Farming has submitted a complaint to the European Ombudsman about the European Commission's failure to take animal welfare into account when developing a new Regulation on fish.

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News Section Icon Published 25/10/2012

Paris raises a glass to Award winners

Fresh from the success of the UK Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards in September, Compassion held another evening of celebrations on 25th October in Paris.

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News Section Icon Published 24/10/2012

Charities unite against foie gras sales

Compassion has joined a number of animal welfare charities lending their support to PETA's campaign calling on Fortnum and Mason to cease sales of foie gras.

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News Section Icon Published 24/10/2012

Verticality – the future of farming?

What do you do when you run out of space at home? Build some shelves is the answer for many. And the same principle is being applied to food production in the form of "vertical farming".

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News Section Icon Published 21/10/2012

The Great Godalming Bake Off

Local bakers braved the bad weather to have their creations judged by celebrity chef and Godalming-raised, Paul Merrett, as Compassion hosted the inaugural 'Great Godalming Bake-Off' last Friday (19th October).

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News Section Icon Published 19/10/2012

Live exports resume from Ramsgate

Peaceful protesters in Ramsgate were up at dawn today to meet trucks carrying the first live animal exports from the UK in over a month.

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News Section Icon Published 19/10/2012

Extensive farming feeds the world

The media has been full of stories about bad harvests, increasing crop costs, looming shortages of animal products and rising food prices: international food security is endangered. Some think intensifying farming provides the solution. We…

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News Section Icon Published 17/10/2012

High Court live export ruling

The High Court has ruled against Thanet District Council's suspension of live exports from Ramsgate until a judicial review of the decision is concluded.

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News Section Icon Published 17/10/2012

Increasing productivity, but at what cost?

Compassion's new research study looks at the relationship between food security and animal welfare.

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