Tag: Compassion in World Farming

World’s biggest cause of food waste revealed on World Food Day – factory farming

Stuart Mitchell

An extra 16.5 million people in the UK – and two billion people worldwide – could be fed each year if governments prioritised food over feed, new Compassion in World Farming report reveals  An extra 16.5 million people in the UK – and two billion people globally – could be fed every year, if we stopped feeding grain to factory farmed animals, according to a new report released last month by Compassion in World Farming. In the UK, this equates to the land area of about Cambridgeshire and Norfolk combined,…

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New Social Media Campaign Urges DEFRA to Legislate Against Cages

Stuart Mitchell

On last months World Egg Day, Compassion in World Farming has launched a new social media advertising campaign, aimed at mobilising consumer pressure on DEFRA to legislate against caged systems for laying hens. Timed to start on this global awareness day celebrating eggs, the six-week campaign features a compelling animation that starkly contrasts the life of a caged hen with one that has more freedom to engage in natural behaviours like flapping, perching and dustbathing, once released from confinement. The initiative forms part of Compassion’s wider programme to end caged…

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Growing threat of octopus farming and carnivorous aquaculture expansion exposed

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming has released a new report to coincide with World Octopus Day. Entitled, The Growing Threat of Carnivorous Aquaculture it warns of the disastrous implications for the marine environment, animal welfare, and food security of octopus farming and the expansion of carnivorous aquaculture.  The world’s first octopus farm proposed by Spanish company Nueva Pescanova, could require up to 28,000 tonnes of wild-caught fish in its first year, whilst only producing 3,000 tonnes of octopus meat. This is the equivalent of two billion individual fish used for feed, growing to…

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2025 Cage-Free Egg Commitment Deadline Looms: Time for Companies to Crack On

Stuart Mitchell

With just six months remaining until the 2025 cage-free egg commitment deadline, food companies are in the final stretch to transition their remaining egg supply. The pressure is on as the industry works to meet consumer expectations and honour long-standing animal welfare pledges. As of March 2025, 82 of the UK egg industry had already shifted to cage-free production, highlighting significant progress and aligning with public expectations. Across Europe, legislative momentum has also been building. Austria has banned enriched cages since 2020, with Germany, the Czech Republic, France, and Wallonia…

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Compassion Calls on Food Companies to Join the Better Chicken Business Network

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming is inviting food businesses across the global broiler chicken value chain to join its rapidly growing Better Chicken Business Network (BCBN). This initiative aims to support companies dedicated to progressing the transition towards adopting the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) and to help those working to fulfil their pledges. Since launching the BCBN in October 2024, Compassion has welcomed over 160 members from over 110 different companies, in 17 different countries. Compassion is now urging even more businesses to join this collaborative network – whether they are…

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