News
07-07-08: British Report questions the need for sheep mutilations
The UK Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) has issued a new report saying that "castration and tail docking of lambs are mutilations which should not be undertaken without strong justification." Read more
01-07-08: Please add your voice to the many telling the Australian Government that live animal exports should stop
Worldwide protest is leaving Australia's Rudd Government in no doubt that there is broad opposition to its support of the cruel live animal export trade. Read more
14-05-08: International anger at Rudd Government's cruel live trade pact with Egypt
The world's leading animal protection groups have united in the condemnation of the Australian Government's plans to resume the live trade of cattle to Egypt. Read more
28-04-08: Joanna Lumley fronts egg campaign
Farm animal welfare campaigner and actress Joanna Lumley is fronting Compassion in World Farming's latest egg campaign in the UK. Read more
18-04-08: 2008 Good Egg Awards take place in Brussels
This year our European award winners have helped millions more hens out of cages by moving to cage-free egg supply. We've had outstanding results from companies switching on egg product, not just whole egg. Read more
16-04-08: UN Report on global food production urges radical change
Compassion in World Farming welcomes the report from the UN affiliated organisation International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) that was published yesterday. Read more
14-04-08: Swift licensing for Carprofen vital to provide more effective relief from pain
Mulesing involves cutting away areas of wrinkled skin from the breech area of sheep to prevent potentially lethal 'flystrike'. The procedure is routinely carried out without pain relief of any kind. Compassion in World Farming is concerned that this may continue prior to the 2010 deadline to end mulesing, causing extreme and unnecessary pain to millions of lambs over this period. Read more
15-02-08: Magistrate proves cruelty in Australia's live animal export trade
In a landmark animal cruelty trial a Perth (Western Australia) court has upheld charges of cruelty in an export of live sheep by sea from Australia to the Middle East. Compassion in World Farming welcomes the ruling, which provides further justification for ending the export of live animals from Australia on animal welfare grounds. Read more
11-02-08: Handle with Care
Australian launch of a new global initiative to stop the long distance transport of animals for slaughter. The coalition of organisations involved includes the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Animals Australia and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). Read more
05-10-07 to 06-10-07: Humane Education: a compassionate ethic for animals
A two day symposium in Brisbane attracted some 80 delegates from across education and across the nation - including practising teachers, lecturers, trainee teachers and tertiary students, together with parent bodies, government and animal welfare sectors. Read more