Press Releases and Media Statements
More than 150,000 people urge the EU to protect fish welfare
A petition asking for new standards to protect the welfare of fish has been handed in to the European Commission.
Read moreCompassion in World Farming responds to COP27 outcomes
Compassion welcomes progress on agriculture at COP27 but calls for action from world leaders to transform the global food system
Read moreInternational celebrities, academics and business leaders call on world leaders at COP27 to end factory farming
International celebrities, academics and business leaders join international call for world leaders to end factory farming
Read moreGlobal cage-free progress increasing, sixth EggTrack report by Compassion in World Farming reveals
More companies than ever are making global commitments towards cage-free production, according to the sixth annual EggTrack report by Compassion in World Farming.
Read moreThe public’s verdict – factory farming puts profits ahead of climate and animals
New international opinion polls and billboards in capital cities mark launch of major new celebrity-backed global movement to end factory farming
Read moreWorld Octopus Day: NGOs unite to call for EU ban on cruel octopus factory farming
World Octopus Day: NGOs unite to call for EU ban on cruel octopus factory farming
Read moreWorld-class speakers for major food systems event announced on UN International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction
Carl Safina, Dr Vandana Shiva, Professor Corinna Hawkes, Professor Raj Patel and Professor Olivier De Schutter among top speakers announced for game changing Extinction or Regeneration conference
Read moreCompassion in World Farming welcomes first fish certification welfare standards but says “more must be done”
The introduction of basic welfare standards for farmed fish by two international certification schemes has been welcomed as “an important step forward” by Compassion in World Farming
Read moreGame-changing international conference announced
Extinction or Regeneration conference to provide platform for global food system transformation solutions
Read moreUndercover investigation reveals cruelty, torment, and frustration of sows on EU farms
A major new investigation by Compassion in World Farming released today (7th July) reveals the immense suffering of sows in cage systems on EU farms – including those supplying ‘premium’ hams Parma and Bayonne.
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