Compassionate World

From animal sentience to nature's rights, a new idea is taking hold On a sunny Sunday, a crowd gathered on the banks of the River Wye to witness an extraordinary spectacle. A towering puppet Goddess of the Wye presided over a

A million voices, years of persistence, and a promise that may finally be kept Imagine a world where you didn’t have to think about whether something on a supermarket shelf is okay or not. Where the only choices were good, healthy,

Caged laying hens | Credit: Compassion in World Farming The debate sparked by Chris Packham's recent TV remarks has shone a light on a distinction that often gets lost: the difference between industrial factory farming and the many farmers working with

Why the food system that fed the past is now threatening the future and why business as usual is no longer an option.

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

What this Conflict Reveals About Our Dangerous Dependence on Fertiliser

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

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

Why Learning to Look More Closely Matters

A tribute to the man who helped us understand the natural world - and why its fate is inseparable from our own