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Pig farmers call for more money from supermarkets
Hundreds of pig farmers attended a rally in London to campaign for fair prices from supermarkets. Compassion joined the farmers in support of their campaign, but also to urge them to see free-range and higher welfare as the way to save British…
Read morePublic auction of clone offspring cancelled
Famous dairy cows, Dundee Paradise and Dundee Paratrooper, were due to be sold at public auction on 5 March;
Read moreFree-range chicken sales make front page news
The welfare of chickens continues to be front page news as consumers become increasingly concerned about how standard chickens are raised.
Read moreSlaughter of sick & injured animals threaten food chain
The news that 65,000 tonnes of US beef has been recalled echoes a widespread problem across Europe of sick and injured animals slaughtered for food.
Read moreMagistrate proves cruelty in Australia's export trade
In a landmark animal cruelty trial a Perth (Western Australia) court has upheld charges of cruelty in an export of live sheep by sea from Australia to the Middle East.
Read moreHandle with Care campaign launched
Compassion in World Farming is playing a leading role in the 'Handle with Care' global campaign to stop the long distance transport of animals for slaughter.
Read moreDisgust as Tesco sells chicken for £1.99
'Going cheap hurts chickens' was the strong message Compassion in World Farming took to a London Tesco store on Friday 8 February 2008.
Read moreGround-breaking agreement over UK male dairy calves
A new initiative has the potential to end the export of British calves and to ensure that they are reared in high welfare conditions in the UK.
Read moreTesco take significant step to reduce calf exports
The number of 'unwanted' dairy bull calves for export will now be reduced thanks to the UK's largest retailer, Tesco, announcing that calves from their dairy herds will not be allowed to be exported.
Read moreUS/EU divide on cloned animals
On January 15th 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its Guidance on food from cloned animals, saying that meat and milk from cloned cattle, goats or pigs "is as safe to eat as that from their more conventionally-bred…
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