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Octopus Farm Must Be Stopped, Say Campaigners, As New Documents Reveal Plans Were Reckless And Threatened Environment
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 9:32 am | Compassion in World Farming
Environment report was insufficient & exposes ‘hypocrisy’ of Nueva Pescanova’s sustainability claims More >>
Citizens Committee weighs up legal options to deliver EU cages ban, as new poll confirms it has majority public support
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:10 am | Compassion in World Farming
Brussels, 19 October 2023 – A huge majority of Europeans supports a ban on individual cages for farmed animals, a new poll has revealed today. Despite this overwhelming support, the European Commission has failed to publish its draft proposals for a ... More >>
Global NGOs Unite To Urge Canary Islands To Reject First Octopus Farm Ahead Of World Octopus Day
Friday, 6 October 2023, 7:18 am | Compassion in World Farming
To mark World Octopus Day (Sunday 8 October), 76 NGOs, scientific experts and public figures around the world have united to call on the Canary Islands government to reject plans to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm in Gran Canaria, ... More >>
EU Shelves Promised Ban On Caged Farming
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 7:13 am | Compassion in World Farming
13 September 2023 Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment to ban caged farming, made in response to a referendum-like action by ... More >>
Bird Flu ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Cannot Be Stopped Without Major Farming Reforms, Warns New Report
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 6:26 am | Compassion in World Farming
Without major reforms to industrial farming it will not be possible to end the spread of bird flu or reduce the risk of a global human pandemic, warns a compelling new report released today (22 Aug) by Compassion in World Farming. The report – called ... More >>