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Published 24/11/2010News
Published 24/11/2010
Secretary of State must oppose Nocton Mega Dairy
Compassion in World Farming has applied for the decision about the fate of the proposed mega-dairy in Nocton to be taken out of the hands of the North Kesteven District Council and placed in the hands of national government.
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Published 23/11/2010
Dozens of MPs agree 'cows belong in fields'
Dozens of politicians have shown they back the campaign against industrialised dairy farming by signing an 'Early Day Motion' in the House of Commons. So far more than 70 MPs (and counting!) have put their names against the motion supporting…
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Published 19/11/2010
Australia exporting live sheep to an often cruel death
Each year Australia exports more than three million live sheep, almost all of them to the Middle East. Compassion has long documented the suffering involved in their transportation.
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Published 19/11/2010
21 'Good' University Winners revealed
21 Universities awarded 'Good Eggs' or 'Good Chickens' at Compassion's first ever University Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards launch last night (18th November 2010)
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Published 18/11/2010
NOCTON DAIRIES 'NEW' APPLICATION-READ THE FINE PRINT
A 'secret' press conference has launched new plans for the Nocton 'mega-dairy' in Lincolnshire yesterday. New plans for the UK's biggest factory dairy farm were kept under strict embargo.
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Published 17/11/2010
Nocton 'Mega-Dairy' resubmission
This week, Nocton Dairies Ltd is expected to re-submit its planning application to North Kesteven District Council, for what would be the biggest dairy in the UK with thousands of cows housed indoors, with limited access to grass outside.
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Published 12/11/2010
Lack of MP support for Sustainable Livestock Bill
Compassion worked closely with leading environmental and sustainability organisations Friends of the Earth and Sustain to encourage MPs to support the Sustainable Livestock and Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bills at their Second Reading.
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Published 11/11/2010
From our friends at River Cottage
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, our partner in the Chicken Out! campaign, has launched a new iPhone App. Buy the App here to help you source and enjoy the best seasonal, local food - using both Hugh's expertise and River Cottage's community of…
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Published 08/11/2010
Ban on beak trimming postponed until 2016
Following Defra's decision to postpone the ban on beak trimming of egg laying hens to at least 2016, Compassion in World Farming will be stepping up its campaign to urge the Government to end this practice for good
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Published 04/11/2010
Urgent need for unwanted male chick research
Vegetarian organisation Viva! have released an undercover investigation on 'unwanted' male chicks from 2 UK egg hatcheries.
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