HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
We trust what we see on supermarket shelves. But when it comes to how our food is produced, that trust may be misplaced. New evidence from a UK Government consultation shows that consumers overwhelmingly want honest, transparent labelling — yet
Honest food labelling transformed the lives of laying hens. So why not cows and pigs?
When the law was changed to require battery eggs to be labelled ‘from caged hens’, people stopped buying them. Other animals deserve the same freedom
IRAN WAR SHOWS HOW FRAGILE OUR FOOD SYSTEM REALLY IS
What this Conflict Reveals About Our Dangerous Dependence on Fertiliser
Iran war shows how fragile our food system really is
What this conflict reveals about our dangerous dependence on fertiliser
THE HIDDEN CRUELTY ON OUR PLATES
Peter Stevenson OBE, Compassion in World Farming’s Chief Policy Advisor, makes a heartfelt plea to end the cruel factory farming of animals. Peter is a qualified solicitor and received an OBE in October 2020’ for “services to farm animal welfare”. He has
Does The Future of Climate Resilience Lie Beneath Our Feet?
We often look to the sky for climate solutions. We debate carbon markets, map wind patterns, and calculate atmospheric emissions.
THE SILENT POLLUTION HANGING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE
What’s in the air above our fields – and why it matters When Michele Franks opened her window one morning, she was met by a smell so overpowering she knew immediately what it meant. The nearby industrial chicken unit was being
May Compassionate World Blog Round Up
On the magical power of bees, why ending factory farming is now a national security imperative, why soil is Earth’s final frontier, Sir David Attenborough’s 100 year legacy, plus lots more news and stories.
Why we should worry about invisible air pollution from Scotland’s farms revealed by new map
A surprising large amount of pollution in cities has been found to come from farms and the health effects can be serious