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Consumers at risk from "chemical chicken" imports
The Food Standards Agency must stop imports from US chickens now that three cases of an MRSA strain previously only found in farm animals have been identified in humans.
Read moreGovernment must address potential avian flu crisis
The latest outbreak of Avian Influenza in a poultry flock in Banbury, Oxford is an acute reminder that the threat of a major pandemic is not far away.
Read morePressure keeps piling on Tesco
Things are really hotting up for Tesco. Not only has Compassion just launched a new phase of Tesco demos, but celebrity chef/chicken welfare champion Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has announced his master plan for a 'mass revolt' by Tesco…
Read moreBeef crisis sparks debate over calf exports
News from the beef industry that Britain may face a significant shortfall in beef has sparked welcome debate over the fate of male dairy calves.
Read moreColorado bans the veal crate and the gestation crate
Colorado has introduced new legislation to phase-out the veal crate for calves and the gestation crate or sow stall for pregnant pigs.
Read moreImproving pig welfare would help save Farmers' bacon
In a new report released by the National Pigs Association, Compassion in World Farming argues that improving pig welfare could help the British pig industry.
Read moreDefra's Milk Roadmap - we need a better route
The Milk Roadmap, published this month by Defra, presents a 'cradle to grave' assessment of the environmental impacts of UK liquid milk production and highlights areas where efforts can be concentrated to reduce those impacts.
Read moreUK egg producer supports a free-range future
Compassion in World Farming welcomes the decision from the UK's biggest egg supplier to support the free-range egg industry.
Read moreThe Good Egg Awards 2008: UK winners announced
Top UK companies named 'Good Eggs' whilst 62 per cent of British hens remain in battery cages.
Read moreJoanna Lumley fronts egg campaign
Farm animal welfare campaigner and actress Joanna Lumley is fronting Compassion in World Farming's latest egg campaign:
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