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Published 28/02/2013News
Published 28/02/2013
Grinding Nemo: floating factory farms
Food and farming hero Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will grace UK TV screens tonight, fronting the second series of Fish Fight – his ground-breaking campaign to Save Our Seas. In the series, he'll be discussing the cost of industrial shrimp…
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Published 28/02/2013
Live export boat docks in Libya
A shipment of nearly 3,000 cattle arrived in Libya today after a nine day sea journey from Waterford, Ireland, breaching an EU Treaty on animal welfare.
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Published 27/02/2013
EU takes action on non-compliant countries
Having played a key role in the UK's ban on sow stalls, Compassion welcomes the Commission taking firm action against those countries who continue to flout the ban.
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Published 25/02/2013
Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare launches
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare, the first structured benchmark of the world's leading food companies, provides an objective account of the state of farm animal welfare as a business issue.
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Published 19/02/2013
Live exports from Ireland to Libya resuming this week
Compassion is calling for the Irish Agriculture Minister to stand down as President of EU Agriculture Council, following the news that live cattle exports to Libya are resuming this week. The resumption coincides with Ireland's Presidency of…
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Published 19/02/2013
Richard Briers
We were saddened to hear of the death of Richard Briers, who did much to advance the animal welfare cause.
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Published 15/02/2013
Horses' welfare ignored so far
No-one is trying to downplay the horror of not knowing what is in your food. However, Compassion now has to ask: 'what about the welfare?' No-one has commented on the welfare of the horses that ended up in the UK's food chain.
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Published 13/02/2013
Valentine's Day: we ask MEPs to show cows some love
Valentine's Day is only a day away and our Supporting Better Dairy (SBD) campaign is gearing up to send a serious message to MEPs on behalf of Europe's 23 million dairy cows.
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Published 13/02/2013
Horse meat: Government must act now
The Food Standards Agency has pledged a full investigation into a slaughterhouse in West Yorkshire and meat processing plant in West Wales after they were linked to the horse meat scandal.
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Published 12/02/2013
Joanna Lumley on Powerful women list
Compassion is delighted that our Patron, Joanna Lumley OBE, is on the Radio 4 Woman's Hour List of 100 Most Powerful Women! The list, announced today (12 February), places Joanna alongside some famous politicians and business leaders.
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