Compassion in World Farming and OneKind have come together to analyse the standards of the major farm assurance schemes in England and Scotland. The report compares the schemes and what they really ...

This report uses scientific literature to detail the health and welfare issues caused by broiler breeding for fast growth, high stocking densities, lameness, heart disease… Buy free-range. If you ...

Octopuses are complex, intelligent, and sentient animals, very well known for their eight arms and their amazing cognitive abilities. Studies have shown that octopuses learn easily, can solve problems ...

More than 50 billion chickens are reared annually as a source of food, for both their meat and their eggs.

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A world without effective antibiotics is a terrifying but real prospect. When antibiotics are used and overused, the bacteria they are meant to kill can adapt and develop resistance, making these life ...

Fish are complex animals who are able to feel pain, fear and stress. Find out how fish are farmed for food.

Organic production can offer animals higher welfare. In the UK organic pigs are outdoor reared (with access to straw bedded huts or tents and large paddocks). Sows and boars are kept in outdoor ...

It’s not just farm animals that suffer from factory farming – our health is also put at risk. The provenance of our meat and dairy products can affect their quality and nutritional values. And with ...

Compassion In World Farming campaigns peacefully to end factory farming and create sustainable food systems that benefit animals, people, and the planet. Why? We believe that everyone has the right to ...

A report produced in the run-up to EU Directive (2001) banning sow stalls from 2013. Buy free-range. If you can’t afford that look out for ‘outdoor bred' and 'outdoor reared' and buy British.

Chickens slaughtered for Halal meat are not being stunned effectively. Instead of being rendered instantly unconscious when stunned, they will be receiving a painful electric shock that immobilises ...