Tag: Compassion in World Farming

Actors Dame Joanna Lumley and Pauline McLynn join NGOs to condemn Brittany Ferries’ decision to resume inhumane live export trade

Stuart Mitchell

Actors Dame Joanna Lumley and Pauline McLynn have joined forces with Compassion in World Farming, and over 120 other high-profile individuals, experts and other NGOs to condemn a decision by Brittany Ferries to resume transporting live farmed animals from Ireland to France.  The news, reported in Agriland on 27 February, comes just weeks after the 30-year anniversary of Brittany Ferries’ widely celebrated decision to stop carrying farmed animals from Britain to mainland Europe, due to the suffering it causes.  This shocking reversal has prompted actors Pauline McLynn, Dame Joanna Lumley,…

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ChickenTrack 2024 Reveals Progress, but are Companies on Track to Meet the 2026 Better Chicken Commitment Deadline?

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming released its latest European ChickenTrack report, tracking companies’ progress toward meeting the higher welfare requirements of the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC).  ChickenTrack reports on compliance with the science-based criteria behind the BCC that, when met in full, will significantly improve the lives of millions of broiler chickens. While some companies have made progress, with improvements varying across different criteria, many still lag behind. With the 2026 deadline fast approaching, urgent action is needed for companies to fulfil their commitments. Over 380 companies have signed up to…

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Countdown to 2026: Are companies on Track to Meet Their Better Chicken Commitments?

Stuart Mitchell

When companies initially signed up to the BCC, they received widespread public praise, but the question remains: do they remember why they made that commitment, and more importantly, what tangible actions have they taken over the years to fulfil it? The Better Chicken Commitment calls for more than just good intentions—it requires companies to develop a comprehensive business plan, map out their supply chains and find potential suppliers, and make meaningful investments to achieve their goals. Animal welfare is equally important in both good times and bad, and this preparatory…

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Compassion’s EggTrack 2024 Spotlights Industry Leaders and Laggards in Cage-free Egg Transition

Stuart Mitchell

As the 2025 deadline for cage-free egg commitments approaches for many food companies, Compassion’s EggTrack 2024 turns the spotlight on company progress across Europe, revealing where businesses are leading the way – and those that are falling behind. Compassion launched its EggTrack report several years ago to monitor the progress of the world’s largest food companies in meeting their voluntary cage-free egg commitments for shell eggs (own-brand and branded) and egg products, across global regions (US, Europe and the UK and Asia-Pacific).  EggTrack not only recognises these commitments but also…

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New ‘Muck Map’ reveals the scale of toxic waste from factory farms impacting England’s rivers and housing targets

Stuart Mitchell

New research for the first time reveals the areas of the UK both where the most animal manure from factory farms is produced and also where it is spread, indicating the river catchments most at risk from agricultural pollution. The data, compiled in an interactive ‘Muck Map’ of the UK, models indicative muck spread on farmland and also the river catchments where the most is produced. This reveals that the Severn, Great Ouse, Ouse (Yorkshire), Trent, Norfolk Rivers Group and the Wye top the list of river catchments where animal…

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