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Bird flu ‘ticking time bomb’ cannot be stopped without major farming reforms, warns new report

Stuart Mitchell

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 in August by Compassion in World Farming. The report – called Bird flu: Only major farm reforms can end it – shows that, contrary to popular belief, wild birds are typically victims of the disease rather than the cause, and it is spiralling out of control due to the rise of factory farming. This view is supported…

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New report launched on World Octopus Day reveals eight reasons why octopus farming is cruel and must be stopped

Stuart Mitchell

A new report released by leading farm animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming on World Octopus Day (8 October 2021) reveals eight reasons why octopus factory farming is cruel, damaging to the planet, and must be stopped. This comes just two months after an octopus was reportedly being sold for just 36p in a UK supermarket, causing a public outcry. The report – ‘Octopus Factory Farming – A Recipe for Disaster’ – reveals how plans to expand octopus factory farming would cause them to suffer greatly due to their…

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New Report Highlights Key Welfare and Environmental Issues in Scottish Salmon Farming

Stuart Mitchell

Leading farm animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming has released a new report which highlights the damaging impacts Scottish salmon farming is having on fish welfare and the environment. The biggest ever exposé into the Scottish salmon industry reveals suffering on an industry-wide and endemic scale, breaches in animal welfare legislation and shocking mortality rates. The undercover investigation and accompanying report titled ‘Underwater Cages, Parasites & Dead Fish: Why a Moratorium on Scottish Salmon Farming Expansion is Imperative’, released today by a global network of NGOs in 30 countries…

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