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Published 07/07/2010News
Published 07/07/2010
BBC documentary on sentience of cows
On Wednesday 7th July on BBC 2 at 20:00 a documentary entitled The Private Life of Cows will see presenter Jimmy Doherty investigating the feelings and behaviours of cows.
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Published 06/07/2010
New EU legislation offers little protection for chickens
The EU Directive on chickens reared for meat (broilers) came into force at the beginning of July 2010. The Directive is weak but at least for the first time we have species-specific legislation for the five billion chickens reared each year in…
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Published 02/07/2010
Ohio agrees reforms for farm animals
Great news from America! A ground-breaking agreement has been reached in Ohio that will see the phasing out of veal crates for calves, an end to confinement stalls for pregnant pigs as well as other key measures to protect farmed and other…
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Published 01/07/2010
Sustainable farming Bill to be introduced
A new Bill promoting sustainable farming is to be introduced in Parliament by Robert Flello MP. This is a huge step forward in the campaign for farming systems that are fairer for animals, people and the planet.
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Published 25/06/2010
South Witham Dairy plan dropped
Compassion in World Farming and WSPA are thrilled with the news that the South Witham 'super dairy' plans have been dropped.
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Published 18/06/2010
Compassion speaks up at UN Agriculture meeting
Compassion took part in the major global agriculture meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on 16-18 June. Representatives of more than 150 governments debated the issues surrounding animal farming.
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Published 18/06/2010
Victory for fish across the EU
Groundbreaking progress has been made this week for farmed fish across the EU. The European Parliament has produced a report that calls for significant changes in the way that fish are farmed - emphasising the importance of their welfare.
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Published 11/06/2010
UN urges: eat less meat and dairy for the planet
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme calls for more sustainable production and consumption of the food we eat.
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Published 09/06/2010
SUSTAINABILITY BODY FEATURES ANIMAL WELFARE FOR 1st TIME
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), used by many top global companies to measure their sustainability credentials, has included a measure on animal welfare for the first time.
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Published 26/05/2010
Compassion endorses American campaign
In the United States, farm animals have no national (federal) law to protect their welfare, apart from a slaughter law - and that does not apply to poultry.
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