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News Section Icon Published 28/07/2010

Urgent action needed to stop chickens suffering

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted two scientific opinions, one on chickens reared for meat, the other on the breeding flock (the parent and grand-parent birds).

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News Section Icon Published 27/07/2010

Farm animals are winners in UK Supermarket Awards

Supermarkets are hugely important to farm animal welfare due to their enormous purchasing power and the number of shoppers they attract. They can effect massive improvements for farm animals simply through their everyday decisions.

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News Section Icon Published 15/07/2010

Compassion launches Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

Legendary wildlife enthusiast, actor and author, Bill Oddie hosted the launch of Compassion in World Farming's new Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards at St Paul's Cathedral on 14th July 2010.

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News Section Icon Published 12/07/2010

38 councils receive a Good Egg Award

38 councils were celebrated as 'Good Eggs' at Compassion's awards ceremony in Bournemouth on 6 July 2010. The winning councils have all committed to sourcing eggs exclusively from cage-free hens.

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News Section Icon Published 09/07/2010

Compassion welcomes EU cloning vote

Compassion in World Farming has welcomed the vote by the European Parliament to prohibit food from cloned farm animals and their offspring on the market.

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News Section Icon Published 08/07/2010

Bill Oddie to host Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

Compassion is proud to have the ongoing support of Bill Oddie, as he prepares to host the launch of the Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards at St Paul's Cathedral in July 2010.

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News Section Icon 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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News Section Icon 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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News Section Icon 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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News Section Icon 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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