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A first-hand look at farming in Vietnam
Compassion campaigner Jonty Whittleton has just returned from a fact-finding tour of farming in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city. After a 17-hour flight, he’s back in the office – jet-lagged but full of hope. This is his story.
Read moreCruel Ramsgate live exports to continue
A hugely disappointing UK court decision has ruled out a Judicial Review of live exports from Ramsgate, Kent, meaning that live animal exports from the port can continue.
Read moreChina's river of pigs
As the UK continues to deal with the horsemeat scandal, another food and farming crisis is developing, this time in China. Thousands of dead pigs have been found floating down Shanghai’s largest river, the Huangpu - a major source of drinking…
Read moreEU parliament doffs cap to big ag
The European Parliament has rejected the opportunity to embark on the fundamental reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that are needed in the interest of food security, the environment and animal welfare.
Read moreThe impact of intensive farming on human health
In a new report published today: 'Antibiotic resistance - the impact of intensive farming on human health', the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics shows that the Government is still not facing up to the problems
Read moreSpanish pigs suffering
Compassion's latest investigation secured shocking footage of pig farming practices made illegal by EU directives, that are still being used in Spain today.
Read moreParis demo: 'No to factory farming'
Compassion France joined more than 40 organisations including farmers' unions, environmental and animal welfare charities and their supporters in Paris on Sunday to call for an end to intensive farming in France.
Read moreCommission keeps consumers in the dark
The recent and ongoing horsemeat scandal has brought to light a simple and ugly truth: we as consumers don't know what we are eating, where our food is from or how it was produced. Questions regarding the horses' welfare remain largely…
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