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Published 14/09/2012News
Published 14/09/2012
Unsung heroes
Kent Action Against Live Exports (KAALE) and Thanet Against Live Exports (TALE) know more than most about the cruelties of the live export trade.
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Published 12/09/2012
Celebrity chef misses the point on organic & free-range
Writing in Sunday's Mail on Sunday (Sunday 9th September), celebrity chef and restaurateur, Marco Pierre White, lauded an American report that suggested that organic food was no more nutritious than intensively farmed food.
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Published 12/09/2012
Disaster at Ramsgate as 45 sheep die
Compassion is calling on the government to suspend live exports from Ramsgate immediately after the deaths of 45 sheep.
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Published 11/09/2012
Conditions worsen for animals at Ramsgate port
It is 15 months since the export of live animals began through the port of Ramsgate, and it is more apparent than ever that their welfare is suffering.
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Published 11/09/2012
Food on film – three of the best videos from TED
The innate complexity of food and farming issues pushes us to keep a constant lookout for new ways to communicate ideas. One great way can be the moving image. And one example that often catches our attention is TED.
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Published 07/09/2012
Live export tragedies continue as 70,000 sheep suffer
A ship carrying 21,000 sheep that had been floating in the Persian Gulf for over a week, after being refused entry to Bahrain, has now docked in Pakistan.
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Published 07/09/2012
Video: the hidden costs of hamburgers
On average, Americans eat three times more meat than people in other countries. But what would happen if the rest of the world caught up? Could our planet cope? This short video looks at the "all-American" hamburger and highlights the hidden…
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Published 06/09/2012
Labelling Matters campaign launched to MPs
Compassion in World farming has joined forces with the Soil Association, WSPA and the RSPCA to launch 'Labelling Matters' calling for clearer food labelling to better inform consumers about how their food was produced.
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Published 05/09/2012
Morrisons breaks egg promise
Compassion has stripped Morrisons of its prestigious Good Egg Commendation after the supermarket decided to re-introduce eggs from caged hens across its own-brand M-Savers range.
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Published 31/08/2012
When water is scarce...
A trip to Ethiopia highlights how important water is to small-scale farmers. In an area prone to drought, water harvesters have revolutionised their ability to grow crops and increased their household income tenfold.
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