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Valentine Warner to host 2012 Awards
The Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards will be held in London on 27th September 2012 and we are delighted to announce that cook, food writer and broadcaster Valentine Warner will be hosting the event.
Read moreAre higher welfare animal products healthier?
One of the main reasons cited by consumers for purchasing higher-welfare animal products is a perception that they are healthier.
Read moreSupporting Better Dairy Campaign
Compassion’s Good Dairy Award, launched in 2011, recognises companies that are using or committing to using higher welfare systems for dairy cows and calves.
Read moreDancing cows video goes viral!
In March 2012, Compassion visited two of our Good Farm Animal Welfare Award winners’ farms in the UK and France to capture the joy that dairy cows express when they are let out of their winter housing for the first time each spring.
Read moreWhat do farm assurance schemes mean for animal welfare?
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the welfare of animals produced for food and are confused by the labelling of animal products.
Read moreCompassion at 'Salon de l'Agriculture' 2012
For the third consecutive year, Compassion France exhibited at the ‘Salon de l’Agriculture’ – premier agricultural fair in Europe – from 25th February to 4th March.
Read moreCompassion Launches Good Pig Award
2012 sees the launch of our Good Pig Award which will recognise companies that are using or committing to using higher welfare production systems for sows and meat pigs.
Read moreHappy New Year for Hens!
At Compassion we’re taking a moment to celebrate the fact that the EU ban on barren battery cages has finally come into force as of 1st January 2012.
Read moreUK's public sector awarded for animal welfare
An afternoon of celebration took place in London yesterday as we held our Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards for the Public Sector. Over 50 universities, local councils and hospitals were awarded for their commitment to sourcing higher welfare…
Read moreCompassion awards Europe's food industry
Compassion presented its biggest yet Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards to some of Europe’s top food manufacturers, retailers and producers at a glitzy awards evening at the Eiffel Tower in Paris last night (Thursday 20 October).
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