Press Releases and Media Statements

World leaders must address impact of food and animal agriculture on climate change at COP26

Published 11/1/2021

World leaders must address impact of food and animal agriculture on climate change at COP26

Over 100 NGOs and prominent figures sign joint statement

Published 10/8/2021

Octopus Farming: A Recipe for Disaster

New report launched on World Octopus Day reveals eight reasons octopus farming is cruel and must be stopped

Compassion urges world leaders to harness momentum from UN Food Systems Summit

Published 9/20/2021

Compassion urges world leaders to harness momentum from UN Food Systems Summit

Compassion in World Farming is urging world leaders to harness the momentum garnered at this week’s first ever United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) to take clear and radical action towards transforming our broken global food system

Compassion's response to the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Published 8/10/2021

Compassion's response to the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

We must vastly reduce consumption of meat and dairy to help offset the substantial methane emissions

Parmesan Consortium urged to make commitment to end suffering of thousands of cows

Published 7/26/2021

Parmesan Consortium urged to make commitment to end suffering of thousands of cows

Cows continue to suffer after Parmesan fail to improve standards

Activists around the world demand a global ban on live exports

Published 6/14/2021

Activists around the world demand a global ban on live exports

Yesterday, 14 June 2021, supporters of leading farm animal welfare charity, Compassion in World Farming, took action for the sixth annual Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day.

Time to End the Cage Age - a ban on cages for farmed animals receives overwhelming support at EU Parliament hearing

Published 4/15/2021

Time to End the Cage Age - a ban on cages for farmed animals receives overwhelming support at EU Parliament hearing

The European Parliament held a three-hour public hearing on the End the Cage Age European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), which was warmly welcomed by the three European Commissioners present during the debate.

Deformities, parasite infestations and high death rates: the murky depths of the Scottish salmon industry exposed in new undercover investigation

Published 3/23/2021

Deformities, parasite infestations and high death rates: the murky depths of the Scottish salmon industry exposed in new undercover investigation

The biggest ever exposé into the Scottish salmon industry reveals suffering on an industry-wide and endemic scale, breaches in animal welfare legislation and shocking mortality rates.

Leading food companies call on the EU to End the Cage Age

Published 3/17/2021

Leading food companies call on the EU to End the Cage Age

Leading food companies across the EU sent a joint letter to the EU Commission and Members of the EU Parliament, calling for a phase out in the use of cages in animal farming, starting with enriched cages for laying hens.