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Published 25/06/2010News
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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Published 24/05/2010
Queen of Cupcakes supports Compassion
Compassion is thrilled to welcome Antonia Kime as Compassion's latest high profile supporter. The founder of Queen of Cupcakes, who uses only free-range eggs in her baking, offers her full support to our annual fundraiser Bake with Compassion.
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Published 17/05/2010
call for ban on factory farming by Dutch Professors
Over 100 Professors from Dutch Universities have joined forces to issue a 'Plea for Sustainable Livestock Farming', which calls for a radical reform of industrial farming.
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Published 10/05/2010
European Parliament supports animal welfare
There are encouraging signs of continuing support for farm animal welfare by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who have voted overwhelmingly in favour of an excellent report by Marit Paulsen MEP on the Animal Welfare Action plan…
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Published 07/05/2010
Farm animal welfare and our new MPs
Now the election results have been announced, we need to ensure that the welfare needs of farm animals in the UK feature on the agenda of our new political representatives.
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