Press Releases & Statements
International Food Companies recognized for achievements at the 2022 Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards
Compassion in World Farming is delighted to announce the winners of its 2022 Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards,
Read moreCompassion calls for action to stop live exports following the tragedy in which 15,000 sheep die in Red Sea
Compassion in World Farming responds to the tragedy in which 15,000 sheep die in Red Sea
Read moreStatement on USDA's "food system must change" narrative
Compassion in World Farming's statement in response to the USDA's "food system must change" narrative
Read morePublic urged to take part in global action against cruel trade on Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day
Compassion in World Farming is urging animal lovers across the globe to unite in a show of support for a ban on the cruel trade of live animal exports on June 14 as part of the seventh annual Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day.
Read moreStatement on U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak
The Bird Flu outbreak is propagated mainly by migrating wild birds swarming above farms and leaving droppings that get tracked into poultry houses. Factory farming provides the perfect breeding ground for these outbreaks.
Read moreStatement on Inhumane Slaughter on US Egg Factory Farm in Iowa
What has happened at the world's largest egg factory plant in Rembrandt, Iowa, is an example of how the future of humanity is at stake. We simply cannot allow factory farming to continue ruining the health, well-being, food security, and…
Read moreStatement on Avian Flu in all North American Flyways
The risk of the spread of bird flu would be greatly reduced by reducing our addiction to factory-farmed meat and keeping chickens in smaller, less crowded groups and using breeds that have a naturally higher resistance to disease.
Read moreCompassion submits a petition urging a global reduction in meat and dairy to help reduce greenhouse gases
Over 53, 000 people signed the petition urging leaders of the top meat-eating countries and regions to implement change and shrink their country’s consumption of meat and dairy products, in order to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by the…
Read moreStatement on Planet-Warming Emissions Spotted from Space
The emissions detected by environmental data company GHGSat's high-resolution satellites in February are a clear example of why immediate action must be taken to control the emissions produced by the food and agriculture sectors to meet the…
Read moreAnimal Advocates Call on Banks to Stop Funding Industrial Farm Systems
Compassion in World Farming, along with other NGOs, is calling on major world banks to stop funding intensive animal agriculture.
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