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News Section Icon Published 08/06/2012

9 numbers you don’t want to know

Whether counted on one hand or up in the billions, the figures of factory farming are shocking. The reality check starts here...

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News Section Icon Published 08/06/2012

New research supports Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics

Dutch scientists have found much lower levels of antibiotic use and prevalence of MRSA on organic pig farms compared with non-organic pig farms.

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News Section Icon Published 07/06/2012

"Super farms" good for the environment? We say no!

The Guardian asked us to respond to an article on "super", or large-scale, intensive farms and their impact on planet and people. Here's what we said.

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News Section Icon Published 07/06/2012

Slaughter footage reveals horrifying suffering

Compassion has today released harrowing footage of slaughter practices which are causing untold suffering to countless animals and which the charity believes to be commonplace across much of the developing world.

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News Section Icon Published 06/06/2012

Free-range sausages that are affordable

Following last week's programme, about veal meat balls, Jimmy Doherty tackled Tesco's own brand sausages this week. How will he make free range, affordable bangers?

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News Section Icon Published 31/05/2012

Joanna Lumley marks live export anniversary

Joanna Lumley has renewed her call for an end to live animal exports from Ramsgate, Kent, one year after they started up from the port.

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News Section Icon Published 28/05/2012

Chilean hog producer brings home the bacon

A Chilean hog producer has become the latest example of why factory farming is a failing system of food production for animals, people and the planet.

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News Section Icon Published 28/05/2012

Compassion & Channel 4 make higher welfare meatballs

Compassion in World Farming has been helping celebrity farmer, Jimmy Doherty with his new Channel 4 programme, Jimmy and The Giant Supermarket.

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News Section Icon Published 28/05/2012

Half a million pigs risk dying in factory farm in Chile

Many sources from all around the globe have been reporting that a mega pig factory farm, in Chile, is in huge trouble. Pigs are dying and the health of the community has been put at risk.

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News Section Icon Published 25/05/2012

EU organic standards to be eroded by the US?

The EU has recognised the United States' "organic" label as equivalent to its own, meaning that people living in the EU will soon be able to buy US organic food. Great news in theory – not so great in practice! Here's why.

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