Tag: Compassion in World Farming

Waitrose wins Sustainable Food and Farming Award from Compassion in World Farming

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has been awarded the Sustainable Food and Farming Award for its groundbreaking “Farming for Nature” initiative at the Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) 2024 Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards.  This prestigious accolade recognises Waitrose’s commitment to supporting its UK farmers in producing higher welfare meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables and eggs in ways that protect, improve, and restore wildlife and the environment. The award highlights Waitrose’s work at the Leckford Estate, the only farm owned by a British supermarket. Spanning 2,800 acres in Hampshire, the farm is a model for…

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Food Industry Leaders Recognised at Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming held its Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards (GFAWA) in Paris in October, recognising 49 winners from over 15 countries for their leadership in improving farm animal welfare and promoting more sustainable supply chains. Hosted by Deborah Meaden, Compassion’s Patron and sustainable business advocate, the event celebrated businesses whose commitments will positively benefit the lives of over 500 million animals annually. Deborah commented: “It’s inspiring to see so many businesses around the world making significant strides in animal welfare and sustainability. These awards shine a light on…

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Compassion Compares UK Retailer Policies on Indoor-Reared Fresh Chicken

Stuart Mitchell

Despite the sudden flurry of activity amongst UK retailers to commit to reducing stocking density for broiler chickens to 30kg/m², M&S and Waitrose remain the only supermarkets to have signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) – a package of science-based criteria that when implemented together significantly improve the lives of chickens reared for meat. To help consumers make informed, ethical choices, Compassion in World Farming has created a Spotlight table comparing UK retailers’ polices on indoor-reared fresh chicken against the criteria of the BCC. Consumers show a high…

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Major food businesses are driving change for a cage-free Europe but need legislators to support transition

Stuart Mitchell

Brexit presented the UK with a unique opportunity to lead the way in farm animal welfare, yet despite the previous UK Government promising consultations on caged farming, it failed to deliver on these.  With a new Secretary of State for Defra now in place, Compassion in World Farming is calling on the UK Government to publish its long overdue consultation on the use of cages for laying hens and take decisive action to ban all caged systems in animal farming. Compassion in World Farming launched its report ‘Food Businesses paving…

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Compassion celebrates historic new law after 50-year campaign to Ban Live Exports

Stuart Mitchell

Compassion in World Farming recently expressed its delight that a ban on the cruel trade in live animal exports has passed its final stage in Parliament and will soon be enshrined in law, following more than 50 years of campaigning by the animal welfare and environmental charity. Once enacted, the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill will mean that farmed animals can no longer be exported from Great Britain for slaughter or fattening. This horrific, unnecessary and archaic trade, which for decades has seen millions of animals crammed into vehicles on…

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