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News Section Icon Published 11/4/2024

Undercover investigation exposes suffering and frustration of caged rabbits and underlines urgent need for EU cage ban

A new undercover investigation released today (4 Nov) exposes the immense suffering of around 70 million rabbits still caged on farms across Europe and reinforces the urgent need for the European Commission to deliver its promised cage ban

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News Section Icon Published 10/7/2024

Governments urged to stop funding cruel and unsustainable octopus farming on World Octopus Day

NGOs unite to stop governments funding octopus farming as new research reveals Spanish Government has spent the most

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News Section Icon Published 9/23/2024

9 out of 10 people polled across nine EU countries want better protection for farmed fish

Eurogroup for Animals and Compassion in World Farming call for stronger EU fish welfare legislation as overwhelming majority backs better protection

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News Section Icon Published 9/4/2024

Regenerative Farming and Sustainable Diets: Human, Animal and Planetary Health

A thought-provoking new book which is believed to be a ‘first’ in bringing together leading world authors to explore both regenerative farming and diet in transforming our food systems

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News Section Icon Published 6/27/2024

‘Animal welfare, environment and democracy at stake’ say NGOs joining landmark End the Cage Age legal action

Several major European NGOs will today (27 June) ask the European Court of Justice to allow them to join the landmark End the Cage Age (EtCA) legal action against the European Commission.

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News Section Icon Published 6/12/2024

Momentum builds for further live export bans as campaigners mark international awareness day

Call for countries to follow Great Britain’s lead in banning cruel trade in live animals as activists take part in mass online action

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News Section Icon Published 5/14/2024

Compassion in World Farming welcomes ban on live exports from Great Britain

A ban on the cruel trade in live animal exports has passed its final stage in Parliament and will soon be enshrined in law

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News Section Icon Published 4/25/2024

New 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

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News Section Icon Published 4/9/2024

Octopus 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

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News Section Icon Published 3/19/2024

Second European ChickenTrack report shows food companies making strides to improve chicken welfare, but more must be done

Over one-third of companies analysed failing to report any progress on meeting Better Chicken Commitment

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