We are delighted to announce that Dr Amir Khan GP has joined Team Compassion as a Patron!

We're looking forward to working with him to end factory farming in a way that benefits animals, people and the planet.

Read more: bit.ly/4binZlZ

A useful overview on how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has evolved over time. It is essential and inevitable that farmers must now be supported to transition to sustainable farming. Article by Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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Are we about to enter the month that will finally see a British live export ban?

It's looking possible!

The Bill to #BanLiveExports from Britain is set to complete its final stage in the House of Lords on 14th May.

After decades of campaigning, the end is insight. 🤞🤞

“I haven’t eaten meat in over 40 years, and I’ve been wanting to try cultivated meat. I have to say, it tasted like meat because that’s what it is! This is the future of food.” - Our global CEO, Philip Lymbery, after attending a cultivated meat tasting with Newform Foods in South…

Bird flu is getting worse.

Outbreaks are longer lasting, spreading quickly & infecting more species.

Stressful conditions on intensive farms contribute to the emergence & severity of diseases - we have to change how we farm.

Article in Iowa Capital Dispatch
iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/how…

'We must stop building factory farms that drive pollution” - Anthony Field, Head of our UK office, speaking to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Their investigation shows why we urgently need stricter planning regulations to stop more factory farms from taking over our countryside
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0…

As bird flu spreads, the more chance it has to mutate to a form that spreads easily between people.

This should be worrying all of us. To limit the spread we have to transform the way we farm poultry and end factory farming.

Article by Daniel Bardsley
thenationalnews.com/health/2024/04…

A really interesting read from Sophie Kevany.

Want to read more about the transformative potential of cultivated meat? Pick up a copy of 'Cultivated Meat to Secure Our Futures' co-edited by Philip Lymbery.
theguardian.com/environment/20…

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Anthony Field, Head of our UK office, is quoted in this really important article from i newspaper

“We must stop building factory farms that drive pollution.” Share if you agree.

Increased deforestation to meet rising beef demand could push the Amazon towards a tipping point, impacting us all. We must end factory farming now. #ENDIT
plantbasednews.org/news/environme…

Great piece in i newspaper by Lucie Heath & Andrew Wasley highlighting rising ammonia emissions from industrial-scale poultry farms.

US-style megafarms are bad for animals, people and the planet. #EndIt
inews.co.uk/news/us-style-…

Our Head of Research, Sarah Ison, highlights ‘sustainable intensification’ of livestock farming is not the answer. 'Only a holistic & radical transformation will be enough to tackle the climate issue & secure a healthy future for all before it’s too late.'
greenqueen.com.hk/compassion-in-…

Eating a plant-rich diet is better for our health, animals, nature & the environment. Processed plant-based foods are alternatives to similarly processed meat-based products, often from factory farmed animals with bigger environmental impacts.
news.sky.com/story/most-pla…

Richard Schiffman The Washington Post reviews ‘Our Kindred Creatures’ by Bill Wasik & Monica Murphy noting the slow animal welfare improvements over the past 150 yrs. USA has more cows & pigs than pets but their welfare is less highlighted. We need to speed up.
washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/…

.M&S, Premier Foods and Waitrose & Partners are the highest ranked out of 150 companies on animal welfare!

Today we've relaunched the new-look Business Benchmark for Farm Animal Welfare. Read more. ⬇️

#BBFAW
ciwf.org.uk/news/2024/04/b…

🗓️On 22 June we're joining a march to #RestoreNatureNow

🌱This is a peaceful march in London to take a message to politicians that nature can be saved, but only if they take action now.

Everyone's welcome to join - find out more & pledge your support👇

restorenaturenow.com

Farmed animals require understanding & respect. To achieve that we must switch from intensive to regenerative farming. We also must reduce our meat & dairy consumption for the sake of animals, people & the planet. Article by Patrick Galbraith
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

A new report by RiverActionUK shows most UK dairy farms are in breach of pollution regulations. Our UK Factory Farming Map shows numbers have increased & these intensive systems continue to impact the environment around them.

plantbasednews.org/news/environme…

“right now, scientific evidence increasingly shows that nature – the land, water, plants, and animals around us – is fundamental to our personal health.” Bill Frist, M.D. explains why conservation is important for our health as well as the natural world.
forbes.com/sites/billfris…

It’s Earth Day today, and we couldn’t be more delighted to kick off April's 5x15 with Philip Lymbery, Global Chief Executive of Compassion in World Farming International.

Philip’s fascinating new book is all about cultivated meat and its potential to solve our planetary crisis.