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News Section Icon Published 25/04/2013

Final days of the battery cage?

Today, nearly 16 months after the EU-wide ban on the barren battery hen cage came into force, the EU Commission referred the last two non-compliant countries to Court.

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News Section Icon Published 24/04/2013

Protesters tell Irish government: Stop Live Exports

Protesters descended on Kildare Street in Dublin today to protest against the resumption of live exports of cattle from Ireland to Libya.

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News Section Icon Published 24/04/2013

Powderham pig farm proposal abandoned

Following campaigning from local pressure group, plans for a pig farm with up to 8,000 animals in east Devon have been scrapped.

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News Section Icon Published 22/04/2013

Seven of the best Earth Day 2013 stories

In celebration of Earth Day 2013, we've rounded up our top seven Earth Day stories for you to enjoy.

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News Section Icon Published 18/04/2013

Maryland muck

On the 50th anniversary of the death of scientist and environmentalist Rachel Carson, Compassion in World Farming CEO, Philip Lymbery, is visiting her birthplace to find out more about the raw truth of factory farming.

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News Section Icon Published 18/04/2013

McDonald's to serve Freedom Food pork

As more consumers are demanding to know where their meat comes from, McDonald's is stepping up to the proverbial plate and serving Freedom Food pork in all of its UK branches.

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News Section Icon Published 18/04/2013

Dreaming Cows

In early 2013, Compassion in World Farming visited a higher welfare dairy farm to film a herd of dairy cows in their winter housing. We found them 'preparing' to get out into the fields.

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News Section Icon Published 17/04/2013

A chicken catastrophe for Chesapeake

On the 50th anniversary of the death of scientist and environmentalist Rachel Carson, Compassion in World Farming CEO, Philip Lymbery, is visiting her birthplace to find out more about the ugly truth of factory farming.

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News Section Icon Published 17/04/2013

GM pigs will not feed the world

This week, scientists revealed they have genetically modified a pig to be resistant to disease using a "gene-editing" technique.

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News Section Icon Published 16/04/2013

The legacy of Silent Spring

In 1964, scientist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring – a damning reflection on the impact of industrial agriculture on the natural world. The book is widely credited with helping to launch the modern environmental movement in America.

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