Compassion in World Farming UK

Let’s take a look inside one of the scariest buildings this Halloween... a factory farm 💀

🎃Today our ad van took over the streets of Woking, home to KFC HQ. KFC promised to improve chicken welfare by moving to healthier, slower-growing chickens. Now it's walked away from that commitment. 🐔 Contact KFC: https://bit.ly/3RpWDX0 #GoForSlow

🐷 BIG NEWS: The UK Government has launched a consultation on ending CO₂ slaughter for pigs. This could be a huge step forward for pig welfare and the millions of pigs affected every year. 📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4kaD40I

🚨 BREAKING: The Government has launched a consultation on ending the use of CO₂ to slaughter pigs. More information to follow.

🚨 "It has to end." Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social joined the Law and Disorder podcast to expose the reality of using CO₂ gas to kill pigs. 🐷 Take action for pigs: https://bit.ly/4wt83bD 🎧 https://bit.ly/4zGzNL8

It's really not a controversial opinion: animals need space, not cages. 🐔🐰🐷

The most terrifying movie posters. 👻 BUT the real horrors aren’t in the movies. 🐷

Did you know many people don't realise hens naturally enjoy dust bathing, foraging and exploring? When animals can't perform their natural behaviours, they suffer.

Wagamama says it's “sustainable + ethical”. But after seven years of promises, it's still serving #Frankenchickens. A truly sustainable food system can't ignore animal welfare. #GoForSlow 🐔👇 https://bit.ly/4rtnLBK

“Lose soil and, sooner or later, you lose food.” In his latest blog, our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social explores why the UK's food system is more fragile than many people realise, and what needs to change 👇 https://bit.ly/4sm2DxV

🚨 Britain's local abattoirs are disappearing. If animals are farmed for food, they should be raised & slaughtered as close as possible to where they're born. But as local facilities close, animals can face longer journeys before slaughter. We've signed an open letter 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ytyoGO

🐔 GOOD NEWS: Plans to expand a factory farm in Norfolk have been withdrawn. A huge thank you to everyone who spoke up against the proposal. This result shows the power of communities standing up to factory farming. 💚

Something that really sends us is how often compassion for animals gets framed as unrealistic when it should be the bare minimum.

🐷 Up to 35 days in a cage. That's how long some mother pigs can spend confined around giving birth. The Government has a chance to end this. Tell them it's time to #EndTheCageAge. 👇 https://bit.ly/4dLLw2w

🐔 Behind every egg is a hen. Millions of hens across the UK spend their lives in cages, unable to properly dustbathe, forage or explore. They deserve better. ✍️ Tell the UK Government to release the consultation on cages: https://bit.ly/4fS03er #EndTheCageAge

💧 Our #rivers are in crisis. But there is hope. The new #StateOfOurRivers Report explores the pressures facing rivers across the UK and Ireland – and the evidence that action can make a difference. 📖 https://bit.ly/4i0crJ1

A haunted house but it’s actually factory farming methods used in the UK 👻

Did you know chickens raised for meat in intensive systems can be slaughtered at around six weeks old?

🌱 This Black History Month, we're highlighting three Black agricultural innovators whose work continues to shape a more sustainable food system. Their legacy can still be seen in farming today. 💚 [Information from Community Food Co-op]

🐄 A new report from The Wildlife Trusts warns that intensive "mega-dairies" are increasing pollution risks and putting pressure on rivers, wildlife and the environment. It's time to support farming that works with nature, not against it. 🌿

🍽️ This #WorldFoodDay, let's talk about a wasteful food system. Huge quantities of grain and soy are fed to animals in factory farms, with most of those calories lost along the way. We can do better. 🌍

🚨 Food doesn't come from supermarket shelves. This World Food Day, @philip-ciwf.bsky.social explains why the future of food depends on healthy soils, thriving nature and farming systems that put people, animals and the planet first. Read his latest piece in The Scotsman 👇 https://bit.ly/4hNVfb5

Wagamama says it cares deeply about “continuous improvement”. So why is it breaking its promise to improve chicken welfare? After seven years of promises, it's still serving #Frankenchickens. #GoForSlow 🐔👇 https://bit.ly/4rtnLBK

2 weeks ago, we sent Irish Ferries a legal notice with @fourpawsint.bsky.social & @welfarm.bsky.social, over concerns that EU animal welfare law is being breached during the transport of unweaned calves. Its response is not good enough. The calves still aren't being fed 🐄 📖: https://bit.ly/4s2oESa

🚨 England has a new Organic Action Plan. That's good news for animals, nature and the future of food. Now farmers need the support to make the transition. As our Head of UK, Anthony Field, says: "It's a no-brainer." 🌱 📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4s6E0Fm

📖 Today, we met with Defra Minister Stephen Morgan MP and handed over 10,000 messages calling for an end to cages for hens. The pressure is on. Now the Government must deliver. 🐔 #EndTheCageAge

An entire life spent in a barren tank just to feed luxury markets. The science is clear: octopus farming cannot meet animal welfare needs. It would empty our oceans. And it is not needed to feed the world. ️✍️ Help stop octopus farms: https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

Reminder: future generations won't care what excuses were made.

🚜 A new investigation found air pollution from the UK's largest pig and poultry farms cost England and Wales more than £130 million in 2024. The true cost of factory farming doesn't stay on the farm. We all pay the price.

It's #GlobalFertilizerDay. Chemical fertilisers can fuel emissions, poison water & degrade soils - and are linked to illnesses. An alternative is possible. Agroecology regenerates soil, support farmers & feeds communities. 🔎Find out more: https://bit.ly/4ydbpiX

🐷 @philip-ciwf.bsky.social joined the Law and Disorder podcast to discuss the continued use of CO₂ gas to slaughter pigs & why Compassion is calling for a ban. The Government has already committed to consulting on ending this practice. It must follow through. Take action: https://bit.ly/4wt83bD

This National Free Wills Month, Compassion supporters can make or update their Will for free. It’s a simple way to protect the people you love and your wishes for the future – with the opportunity, if you choose, to leave a lasting legacy for farmed animals. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3W5mO7b

Most people guessed cows, chickens or pigs. Very few guessed fish and crustaceans. Yet billions are farmed every year, making them the most farmed animals on Earth. And now there's a push to farm octopuses too. #KeepThemWild 🐙: https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

🐷 We're closer than ever to ending cages for mother pigs. The UK and EU have both signalled change, but progress isn't guaranteed. Help us keep up the pressure and secure a future free from cages. Donate today and your gift could be matched: https://bit.ly/4iMvsRs

Octopuses sense light with their whole body & taste the world as they touch it. Yet there are few laws to protect them from factory farms. We’re racing to stop this cruel, unsustainable industry in its tracks. ️✍️ Help protect octopuses from farms: https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

🐔 @wagamama_uk says it wants to “tread softly” on the planet. The chickens it serves can barely tread at all. After seven years of promises, Wagamama is still serving #Frankenchickens. Tell them to keep their promise. #GoForSlow: https://bit.ly/4rtnLBK

Over the last few weeks, we've been at the @libdems.org.uk, @labouruk.bsky.social and @conservatives.bsky.social Party Conferences making sure farmed animals stay on the political agenda. Now it's time for the Government to turn animal welfare promises into progress. 🐷🐔

This #WorldOctopusDay, join animal rights advocate Olivia Mandle & sign our petition to ban octopus farming. Octopuses are intelligent animals capable of solving problems, & experiencing stress. Yet plans are underway to farm them in intensive systems. 🖊️ https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

Can we talk about how many of the biggest problems in the world can all be linked to industrial farming?

🐙 On #WorldOctopusDay, join @iolowilliams.bsky.social in calling for a ban on octopus farming. These intelligent, sentient animals belong in the wild, not on farms. Help us #KeepThemWild. Sign the petition: https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

🐙 The fight against octopus farming isn’t over. We need your help to stop this cruel, unsustainable industry in its tracks. ✍️ This #WorldOctopusDay, let’s #KeepThemWild: https://bit.ly/4hsdaE1

🚨 More than 150 experts, academics, farmers, food leaders and campaigners are warning that the UK is dangerously unprepared for food shortages and growing threats to our food system. Food security is national security. 🌾

European Commission, it’s time to End the Cage Age. It promised to deliver the first proposals to phase out cages for farmed animals this autumn. It must keep this commitment.

Animals have the power to change us. ❤️ In his latest article, our Global CEO, @philip-ciwf.bsky.social, reflects on the lessons animals can teach us about empathy, compassion and our responsibility to create a kinder world for all living beings. Read more 👇https://bit.ly/3VxN8GS

🐔 If you eat chicken, where you eat matters. Some companies are switching to healthier, slower-growing breeds. Others are still serving #Frankenchickens. Use your spending power. #GoForSlow 🐔 Take action: https://bit.ly/4rtnLBK

Your time is almost up! The Compassion Harvest raffle is closing soon, enter today for £1 for your chance to win £1,000! 🎟️ Enter now: https://bit.ly/4bNJk9Q

The pork industry calls it efficient. Animal welfare experts call it unacceptable. Millions of pigs are still slaughtered using CO₂ gas each year. The Government promised a consultation. It's time to deliver. 🐷 👉 Take action: https://bit.ly/4wt83bD

🐄 "These journeys are breaking animal welfare laws. They can't continue." Last week, Peter Stevenson spoke to @rteradio1.bsky.social about our legal notice to Irish Ferries over its transport of unweaned calves from Ireland to France. #BanLiveExports Take action: https://bit.ly/43ZYeF0

Dog? Cat? Nope. It was pig. 🐷 This #WorldAnimalDay, we're challenging perceptions of farmed animals and calling for a kinder future for pigs. Join our campaign to end CO₂ slaughter. 👇 https://bit.ly/4wt83bD

🐷 After decades of campaigning, we're closer than ever to ending cages for farmed animals. The UK Gov has committed to consulting on phasing out farrowing crates, but consultation isn't a ban. Help the fight to end factory farming. Donations will be matched up to £30,000: https://bit.ly/4iMvsRs