Compassionate World

Seventy leading animal welfare groups from across Europe have condemned the killing of pigs using carbon dioxide, a method that has left outraged consumers with no way of choosing pork, bacon or ham produced more humanely.

Empathy can be a powerful thing. Anyone who has a pet dog or cat gains fresh insight into their inner lives every day.

Who could fail to be captivated by the brilliance of Sir David Attenborough’s latest series, Seven Worlds: One Planet?  The title itself sums up beautifully the interconnectedness of life on Earth.

On World Food Day, 16th October, the Head and Deputy Head boys and girls of Ditcham Park School in Petersfield, Hampshire are my guest bloggers.  Last Thursday they planned and executed an inspiring youth conference, 'The Hopeful Earth', inviting many local

Yesterday I was thrilled to be in Brussels along with other NGO leaders, supporters and MEPs to celebrate achieving a record-breaking European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) petition and inspiring a continent to stand up for an end to cages. More than 170

On this World Animal Day, it's key to understand that animal welfare is central to the overall battle to save our climate, wildlife, habitats, biodiversity and ecosystems.

On World Farm Animal Day, Dr Emma Milne BVSc MRCVS, is my guest blogger.  TV vet, author and animal welfare enthusiast, Emma is a great supporter and friend to Compassion in World Farming. 

Damning footage of parasite-ridden salmon on a Scottish fish farm is some of the most shocking I have seen and has prompted Compassion to renew its call for urgent action to stop the suffering and halt the expansion of intensive

Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry; Leah Garcés, Bloomsbury - This is the story of an American mom who took on the chicken industry and won.

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about hope. In the face of fires devastating the 'lungs of the Earth’ in the Amazon, for instance, how do we find hope?