In a thoughtless U-turn, Iceland has abandoned its pledge to sell only cage-free shell eggs by 2025 - a commitment it first made a decade ago. This reversal is a major setback for animal welfare in ...

Confronting the global bankrollers of factory farmsToday (24th April) we joined activists, researchers, and civil society leaders across five continents in a Global Day of Action against the World ...

Today (27th March), we launched the latest Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW), which ranks 150 global food companies on their animal welfare policies, practices and performance. BBFAW ...

Actors Dame Joanna Lumley and Pauline McLynn have joined forces with Compassion in World Farming, and over 120 other high-profile individuals, experts and other NGOs to condemn a decision by Brittany ...

Today, (19th March) we launched our latest European ChickenTrack report measuring food businesses’ progress in meeting the higher welfare requirements of the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC). Driving ...

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) issued its 7th carbon budget this week (26th February) which highlights a critical issue: our current food system is a significant driver of climate change. It also ...

In January, we joined forces with our wonderful Patron, Joanna Lumley, to launch a parliamentary petition calling on the Government to end the use of cages for all UK farmed animals. In the UK, around ...

Actor and Compassion in World Farming Patron, Dame Joanna Lumley, has launched a petition today (24 January), calling on the UK Government to ban the use of cages for all farmed animals, including ...

Our Global CEO, Philip Lymbery, has been appointed a member of the newly established Food Systems Advisory Board of the United Nations Food Systems Hub, where he will contribute his time and expertise ...

Leading food companies have announced their support to ban cages for UK hens. This comes as recent polling also shows overwhelming public support for a ban. However, despite consumers and industry ...

Dr Lara, who is a marine biologist, said: “This World Octopus Day, we urge the Spanish Government along with other governments worldwide to do the right thing and stop funding octopus farming. People ...

Today (12th July), along with Eurogroup for Animals, we are urging Spanish seafood company, Nueva Pescanova, to abandon plans to build the world's first octopus farm. We are calling on the company to ...