“It’s clear that the public and industry are in support of a ban on the use of cages for egg-laying hens, but the Government ...

The 2024 United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, known as COP29, has drawn to a close, after ten days of ...

More than 50 billion chickens are reared annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs.

Globally, around 92 billion farm animals are factory farmed every year. These intensive systems put production above all else, creating vast quantities of seemingly cheap meat, milk and eggs. But ...

Back in 1950, chicken was eaten as a treat; British people ate less than a kilo in a whole year. Now, we eat on average 25kg in a year - that's more than 2 kg per month. Broilers (chickens farmed for ...

Compassion believes that no animal should suffer for food production. A European Council Directive states: No animal shall be provided with food or liquid in a manner... which may cause unnecessary ...

There is growing awareness of the need to fix our food systems and COP29 provides an opportunity to effect real change. For ...

A world without effective antibiotics is a terrifying but real prospect. When antibiotics are used and overused, the bacteria they are meant to kill can adapt and develop resistance, making these life ...

Fish are complex animals who are able to feel pain, fear and stress. Find out how fish are farmed for food.

Organic production can offer animals higher welfare. In the UK organic pigs are outdoor reared (with access to straw bedded huts or tents and large paddocks). Sows and boars are kept in outdoor ...

Despite the vast body of evidence that shows factory farming to be a bad thing for animals, communities, our health and the planet, the spread of this backwards system of agriculture is showing no ...

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