Press Releases & Statements
Compassion in World Farming responds to latest Farm Bill developments
We urge the Committee membership to vote against any version that includes language from the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, or anything EATS-like. If passed, the bill would overturn popularly enacted state policies and…
Read more“Cowtainers” exposed: Thousands of calves shipped to mainland from Hawai’i in grueling week-long journey
Compassion in World Farming calls on Gov. Green to join growing list of governments banning cruel and harmful live exports.
Read moreNew Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare reveals progress on commitments but lack of implementation
Relaunched benchmark raises the bar for 150 leading international food companies on animal welfare criteria.
Read moreOctopus farm must be stopped, say campaigners, as new documents reveal plans were reckless and threatened environment, wildlife and public health
Environment report was insufficient & exposes ‘hypocrisy’ of Nueva Pescanova’s sustainability claims.
Read moreCompassion in World Farming responds to latest bird flu developments
Bird flu is spreading rapidly again, and for the first time, there has been a mammal-to-human transmission from an infected dairy cow.
Read moreMore than one fifth of companies reporting progress toward the Better Chicken Commitment, U.S. ChickenTrack report shows
Twenty-two percent of companies that have signed up to the North American Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) are publicly reporting their progress, the fifth U.S. ChickenTrack report, released today, shows.
Read moreA shocking number of fish are caught from the wild and around half are fed to farmed animals rather than people, new study reveals
Groundbreaking study reveals shocking number of wild fishes caught annually – half of which are fed to farmed animals rather than people
Read moreU.S. companies committed to eliminating cages for hens show 73% transition, outlined in new EggTrack 2023 report
The annual report – which measures the progress made by food companies towards fulfilling their voluntary commitments to switch over to cage-free egg production for laying hens – shows that leading businesses have continued to progress despite…
Read moreCultivated Meat to Secure Our Future: Hope for Animals, Food Security, and the Environment
This new book is essential reading for those seeking solutions to how we are eating our way to extinction and taking the planet with us.
Read moreGlobal NGOs unite to urge Canary Islands to reject first octopus farm ahead of World Octopus Day
Compassion in World Farming, alongside 75 other NGOs, scientific experts and public figures, has co-signed a letter to the authorities in the Canary Islands/ Spain/ the EU urging them to reject the proposed octopus farm.
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