As the world braces itself at the news that a new virus with ‘pandemic potential’ has been discovered in pigs, the role of factory farming as a breeding ground for disease comes back into sharp focus....
My father-in-law, the late Peter Roberts, Founder of Compassion in World Farming, was a deeply spiritual man. When Peter was once asked to define 'factory farming', his response was "Where the individuality of an animal ends, factory farming begins". ...
Last Sunday (14th June), was the fifth annual Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day, initiated by Compassion in World Farming to signal global support for an end to the cruelty of long distance transport....
Earlier this week I was delighted to accept an invitation to participate in the Act #ForNature Global Online Forum. This was an International Consultation of Major Groups and Stakeholders as part of preparatory meetings leading up to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5) next year....
"Our disrespect for wild animals and our disrespect for farmed animals has created this situation where disease can spill over to infect human beings."...
Humans are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic due to their disregard for nature, said world-famous English primatologist Jane Goodall....
As the world waged war with the Coronavirus, our invisible enemy, billions of lives were turned upside down. It forced us to hunker down. To refocus our priorities. To fear for our family and friends....
As the world waged war with the Coronavirus, our invisible enemy, billions of lives were turned upside down. It forced us to hunker down. To refocus our priorities. To fear for our family and friends....
