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Published 10/08/2012News
Published 10/08/2012
Pregnant cattle die on ship
In yet another example of the problems inherent in the live export trade, 400 pregnant cattle have died aboard a ship taking them from the USA to Russia.
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Published 10/08/2012
Feed people, not livestock to alleviate world hunger
With drought, failing crops and rising grain prices causing severe food crises around the world, Compassion is calling on world leaders at Sunday's Hunger Summit to feed cereals to people, not to livestock and cars.
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Published 09/08/2012
The global hunger crisis – a moral ‘maize’
If you want to feed the world, you need to produce as much food as you can, quickly. Factory farming’s the answer, right? Wrong! As world leaders prepare to attend the UK "Hunger Summit" this Sunday, we look at a better solution.
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Published 07/08/2012
Factory farming – more farm animals, fewer jobs
Recent campaigns have looked at the effects of factory-farming pollution on local environments and communities. But pollution is just a part of the problem. We look at how the consolidation of smaller farms is breaking up rural communities.
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Published 07/08/2012
Sow stall ban deadline looms
On the 1st January 2013 the EU partial-ban on the use of sow stalls will come into effect.
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Published 31/07/2012
An Olympian vision for livestock farming?
Danny Boyle’s creative vision for the Olympics' opening ceremony was certainly a feast for the eyes and even featured scenes of livestock farming. We take a look at its relevance for us.
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Published 30/07/2012
Unique collaboration with human health group
Compassion in World Farming along with Sustain and the Soil Association have collaborated in a unique partnership with the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) to combat the concerns of antibiotic resistance.
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Published 25/07/2012
Can shopping save the world?
Annie Leonard’s new video, The Story of Change, urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.
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Published 23/07/2012
Got milk? Perhaps we should be paying more for it
There’s a milky mess bubbling up in the UK as dairy farmers demand an end to industry price cuts. We take a look at the issue and what we can do about it.
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Published 20/07/2012
Celebrity Chefs speak out on Dairy Crisis
Dairy SOS continues to be at the forefront of the news as farmers have taken action. In protest at the price they are currently being paid for milk, hundreds of farmers took to blockading milk processing plants, late last night.
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