Press Releases and statements from the media team at Compassion in World Farming

Press Releases & Statements

UK Government must finally take action to end CO2 pig slaughter

Published 21/09/2021

UK Government must finally take action to end CO2 pig slaughter

This awful cruelty has to end

Compassion urges world leaders to harness momentum from UN Food Systems Summit

Published 20/09/2021

Compassion urges world leaders to harness momentum from UN Food Systems Summit

Compassion in World Farming is urging world leaders to harness the momentum garnered at this week’s first ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) to take clear and radical action towards transforming our broken global food system

Animal charities join forces to urge PM to give urgent help to Afghanistan animal rescue

Published 19/08/2021

Animal charities join forces to urge PM to give urgent help to Afghanistan animal rescue

Compassion in World Farming, RSPCA and World Animal Protection urge safe evacuation of Nowzad’s staff, their families and animals in the shelter from Kabul

Compassion in World Farming welcomes the UK Government’s continued commitment to ban live exports

Published 18/08/2021

Compassion in World Farming welcomes the UK Government’s continued commitment to ban live exports

Some progress on improving welfare in transport set out in new proposals but does not go far enough

Compassion's response to the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Published 10/08/2021

Compassion's response to the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

We must vastly reduce consumption of meat and dairy to help offset the substantial methane emissions

Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden launches petition urging UK Government to End the Cage Age for millions of farmed animals following EU ban announcement

Published 06/08/2021

Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden launches petition urging UK Government to End the Cage Age for millions of farmed animals following EU ban announcement

Compassion Patron Deborah Meaden calls on the UK Government to ban the use of all cages for farmed animals

Parmesan Consortium urged to make commitment to end suffering of thousands of cows

Published 26/07/2021

Parmesan Consortium urged to make commitment to end suffering of thousands of cows

Cows continue to suffer after Parmesan fail to improve standards

‘UK Food Strategy potential ‘game-changer’ but there’s more to be done”, cautions Compassion in World Farming

Published 15/07/2021

‘UK Food Strategy potential ‘game-changer’ but there’s more to be done”, cautions Compassion in World Farming

The new UK National Food Strategy is a potential ‘game-changer’ but the Government will need to do much more to create a truly sustainable food system.