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Live exports from Ipswich suspended
Live exports from Ipswich have now been suspended following an extraordinary meeting of the board of ABP Ports, who own the port of Ipswich.
Read moreBig Businesses celebrate at Compassion Awards
Last night marked Compassion's 6th annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.
Read moreIpswich live exports meeting
Ben Gummer MP will be among those attending a public meeting in the Council Chamber of Ipswich Town Hall and Corn Exchange tomorrow (Friday 28th September) at 7pm.
Read moreComprehending the scale of factory farming
We farm around 70 billion animals worldwide every year. Nearly 50 billion are factory farmed. But once you start talking in "billions", it’s all too easy to lose track of the real stories behind the numbers.
Read moreLive exports from Ipswich today
Live export for slaughter from the UK could resume as early as today after it was discovered that the Joline the ship which is used to transport animals across the channel, is scheduled to dock at Ipswich port this afternoon.
Read moreRamsgate live exports suspended
Thanet Council suspended live animal shipments from the English port of Ramsgate following a horror show...
Read moreEating less meat is good for us and the planet
Earlier this month, the British Medical Journal published a report with a profoundly simple message – eating less red and processed meats is good for our health and good for the planet. Here’s a bite-sized summary.
Read moreUnsung heroes
Kent Action Against Live Exports (KAALE) and Thanet Against Live Exports (TALE) know more than most about the cruelties of the live export trade.
Read moreCelebrity chef misses the point on organic & free-range
Writing in Sunday's Mail on Sunday (Sunday 9th September), celebrity chef and restaurateur, Marco Pierre White, lauded an American report that suggested that organic food was no more nutritious than intensively farmed food.
Read moreDisaster at Ramsgate as 45 sheep die
Compassion is calling on the government to suspend live exports from Ramsgate immediately after the deaths of 45 sheep.
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