Farm Animal Voice Winter 2019

Issue 203 – winter 2019

YOU DID IT! A CONTINENT UNITES AGAINST CAGES

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FARM ANIMAL VOICE CONTENTS

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4 NEWS The latest farm animal welfare updates 6 STOP LIVE TRANSPORT This year’s Awareness Day goes global!

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ANTIBIOTICS ON FACTORY FARMS Ending the misuse of vital medicines

16 OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS Your latest wins for chickens and hens 20 THE FORGOTTEN FARM ANIMAL? Making a splash to Rethink Fish ACTION 5 WHAT’S NEXT FOR UK ANIMALS? Take action this general election

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14 STREET ART SHOWS THE TRUTH Fighting for honest food labels 24 A GIFT FOR THE FUTURE Louise’s inspiring story of compassion 26 WHAT CAN ‘EWE’ DO? Creative fundraising for farm animals INSIGHT & INSPIRATION 18 FROM NORFOLK TO BEIJING Global corporate progress for animals 22 PETER EGAN – AN INTERVIEW Celebrated actor, animal activist

Editor Tamsin Seymour • Production Manager Sarah Bryan • Design Neo – weareneo.com Farm Animal Voice is published twice a year by Compassion in World Farming International.

Compassion in World Farming International is a registered charity in England and Wales, registered charity number 1095050; and a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, number 4590804. The registered office is at River Court, Mill Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1EZ, UK. Enquiries Tel +44 (0)1483 521 953 (lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) • Email supporters@ciwf.org Our Patrons Professor Joy Carter • Jilly Cooper CBE • Peter Egan • Rose Elliot MBE • Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE • Princess Alia Al Hussein of Jordan • Dame Penelope Keith DBE • Bruce Kent • Joanna Lumley OBE • Evanna Lynch • Chris Packham • Sir Jonathon Porritt CBE • Revd Professor Michael J Reiss • Susan Duchess of Richmond • Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO • Professor John Webster Front cover image © 2019 Teresa White, barnyardmoments.com • This issue’s front cover image, ‘Mother Always Watching’, has been generously donated by talented animal photographer, Teresa White. Teresa passionately believes that farm animals deserve respect and kindness. She hopes her ‘small voice behind the camera’ will show how they ought to live.

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WELCOME

THE POWER OF COMPASSION

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- FEATURE 1.6 MILLION SIGNATURES TO END THE CAGE AGE

As the year draws to a close, and we look towards the 2020s, it’s easy to feel daunted by the challenges ahead for the environment, for human wellbeing, and for animal welfare. But there is also very good reason for hope, because of the power of your compassion.

Together, around the world, we’re achieving so much for farm animals and for a sustainable future for our food. You can read all about your most recent, powerful victories in this latest edition of Farm Animal Voice.

Victories that include over 1.5 million people, across 28 countries, saying loud and clear: ‘End the Cage Age!’ Your support is uniting a global movement against factory farming which, in 2019, became bigger, wider and stronger than ever before. And, as the campaigns highlighted in your magazine show, we’re not about to stop as we head into a new decade. Together, we’ve always been the voice for farm animals and, together, we’re about to get a whole lot louder!

With my thanks and best wishes,

Philip Lymbery CEO Compassion in World Farming

UK FARM ANIMALS, THE GENERAL ELECTION AND BREXIT At the time of writing, the UK is heading into its first December election since 1923, with a deal to leave the EU still to be ratified, and the future of its international trading relationships uncertain.

So what does this all mean for farm animal welfare?

Find out on page 5, in our special UK political news update.

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AUDREY EYTON A DEVOTED CAMPAIGNER

Due to her work on diet she became aware of factory farming – and that’s when she came to meet Compassion in World Farming.

Compassion says goodbye to a true animal activist and generous supporter.

From then on, she devoted her life and resources to ending the suffering of farm animals. She set up the Matthew Eyton Animal Welfare Trust in memory of her son who had died tragically, and who shared her passion for animals. Many animal welfare charities benefitted from her generosity.

We were deeply saddened by the death of our long-term supporter, Audrey Eyton, who passed away in June 2019. For some time, Audrey was a Trustee on our Board, sharing our sense of urgency of the need to end farm animal suffering.

Despite her advancing Parkinson’s disease, Audrey stayed in active contact with Compassion, always seeking new opportunities to educate and publicise the lives of farm animals. She will be much missed by us all.

Audrey founded Slimming Magazine and went on to write the hugely popular ‘F-Plan-Diet’ in the 1980s.

UNITED FOR BETTER HEN WELFARE

Academics, vets and high-profile personalities have joined together to strengthen the OIE welfare code for laying hens.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an intergovernmental body responsible for improving animal health worldwide and seeks to fight animal disease at a global level. It is in the process of revising a new chapter on Laying Hens which will be included in the organisation’s animal welfare codes.

NEW YORK CITY VOTES TO BAN FOIE GRAS

The most recent draft (released in 2018) contains some very favourable points about the importance of allowing hens to express their natural behaviours. Whilst we are encouraged by this revision, we are concerned that this positive language is in danger of being removed or weakened. So, alongside other NGOs, Compassion has written to the OIE urging them to retain recognition in future drafts that natural behaviour is an essential element of animal welfare.

On Wednesday 30th October, New York City Council voted unanimously to ban restaurants and grocery stores from selling foie gras!

Compassion asked academics, vets, our high profile supporters and Patrons to sign our letter, which has been sent to the Director General and officials of the OIE. The chapter is due to be considered and voted on in spring 2020. We are waiting for a response to our letter and will keep you updated.

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New York City is one of the largest markets for foie gras in the US – and is now the largest city in the world to ban it. This historic ruling would forbid the sale of the cruel ‘delicacy’ starting in 2022.

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PUTTING COMPASSION INTO POLITICS

By James West, Senior Policy Manager, CIWF UK

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espite recent political uncertainty in the UK, we have seen significant positive announcements for farm animals – thanks in no small part to the campaigning of people like you.

CONSERVATIVE COMMITMENTS In Boris Johnson’s first speech as Prime Minister, he specifically committed to protecting animal welfare. We believe this is the first time a Prime Minister, of any party, has ever made that pledge on the steps of 10 Downing Street.

This was followed by the appointment of Ministers who are known to support improved welfare standards. Theresa Villiers (now Defra Secretary of State) even sponsored a Parliamentary event in support of our End the Cage Age campaign.

The Government has also committed to a consultation on restricting live animal exports for slaughter and fattening – a substantial change in Government policy.

And, in late October, Boris Johnson mentioned the possibility of banning farrowing crates for mother pigs.

LABOUR PLEDGES In the summer, the Labour Party released an ‘Animal Welfare Manifesto’, spearheaded by Shadow Secretary of State, Sue Hayman. The 50-point plan places considerable emphasis on farm animals, including pledges to: • Ban live exports for slaughter and fattening; • End the use of cages on farms; • Recognise animal sentience in UK law;

• Appoint an independent Animal Welfare Commissioner to ensure that future legislation takes account of welfare needs.

Your Compassion team has been very much involved behind the scenes, advising both the Conservatives and Labour on how to improve animal welfare, and offering similar advice to all the other parties. Plus, of course, Compassion supporters have put pressure on MPs and Ministers through emails, petitions and personal approaches – keeping farm animals high on the political agenda.

So, whatever happens in the general election on 12th December, together, we’ll be well placed to drive forward positive changes for farm animals.

And we will work pro-actively with any Prime Minister, and all parties in Westminster, to achieve that aim.

THE BREXIT EFFECT Beyond the general election is, of course, the new Brexit deadline, on 31st January 2020. So what does this mean for farm animals?

Amongst the benefits that leaving the EU may offer: The possibility that the Government will finally end the live exports trade.

The UK may be able to set its own farm subsidy policy, meaning we could pay farmers for delivering ‘public goods’, such as improved animal welfare and environmental stewardship, rather than for the area of land they farm.

But there are potential negatives that we must guard against: Whilst the EU rules on animal welfare could certainly be better, they are

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stronger than anywhere else in the world. Setting our own trade policy is a potential benefit of Brexit, but who really wants hormone-fed beef and chlorine-washed chicken on their plate?

We will be pressing the Government to ensure that any new free trade agreements prevent the import of products that don’t meet UK welfare standards. Otherwise, it will be considerably harder to improve UK regulations – and there could even be pressure to dilute existing welfare laws.

LOOKING AHEAD Whatever the outcome of the election and Brexit, we will continue to press the next Government, and all political parties, to ban live exports for slaughter and fattening, end the use of all cages in farming, reward farmers who deliver genuinely higher standards and protect UK domestic producers from lower welfare products.

Together, we will keep up the pressure to make the UK a global leader in farm animal welfare.

CONTACT YOUR CANDIDATES: If you are a UK resident, please use the forthcoming general election to speak out for animal welfare.

If you haven’t already done so, please visit ciwf.org.uk/ GE2019commitments to ask the candidates who are vying to be your next MP to be a strong voice for farm animals!

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COMPASSION EVENTS Our CZECH TEAM took to the streets of Prague.

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Our FRENCH TEAM ‘toured’ Paris landmarks with a toy livestock truck displaying the message ‘Stop Playing with Animals’.

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CIWF ITALIA posted two giant postcards to the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture in Rome.

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n 14th June, from Uganda to South Korea, New Zealand to Canada, this year’s Stop Live Transport International Awareness Day united more people than ever before.

The fourth annual day of action saw activists and organisations in 43 countries take to seaports, airports, government buildings, town centres and social media, coming together to speak up for millions of animals subjected to the cruelty of long distance live transport.

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Our DUTCH TEAM toured key landmarks in a truck, including Dam Square in Amsterdam and the Ministry of Agriculture in The Hague.

SPAIN: Activists boarded buses in Madrid to raise public awareness of the gruelling journeys endured by farm animals.

POLAND: Mobile billboards toured Warsaw, stopping at the Parliament and the Ministry of Agriculture, and gathered over 3,500 signatures.

BRUSSELS: Campaigners outside the European Parliament were joined by many MEPs, including Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands) and Jytte Guteland (Sweden), to demand EU action on live exports.

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In Britain, fantastic Compassion supporters staged over fifty local campaigning activities. Meanwhile Compassion UK’s ‘Trucking Hell’ lorry travelled from Scotland to Kent, tracing the arduous journey endured by exported calves. It was greeted in Edinburgh and Ramsgate by hundreds of supporters who braved torrential rain to speak up for the animals.

Our UK events culminated in a lively rally in London’s Hyde Park, where over 350 supporters, as well as MPs, campaigners from like-minded organisations, and famous faces called for an end to this barbaric trade.

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LONG DISTANCE LIVE TRANSPORT: THE FIGHT CONTINUES

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This year has seen significant, positive news on long distance live transport.

In particular, Australia imposed a three-month summer ban on sheep exports to the Middle East, and then launched a consultation on options for the future.

However, the global nature of this trade was highlighted when one transporter turned to the EU to meet the demand for sheep in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE. In July, almost 70,000 animals left Romania on a

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voyage during which temperatures were reported to have reached a sweltering 47°C. Alongside other organisations, Compassion called on European Commissioner, Vytenis Andriukaitis, to intervene, and he appealed to the Romanian government to stop the shipment. However, the vessel still set off: more evidence, if it were needed, that a total ban on live exports from Europe is essential.

As previously reported in Farm Animal Voice, thanks to your campaigning, the European Parliament recently called for legislation to stop live exports to countries with lower welfare standards. Now, it is vital that the Commission responds, and we are once again lobbying its officials, and Member States, setting out the case for a ban.

Our CEO, Philip Lymbery, who spoke at the Stop Live Transport rally in London, said: “It is simply inhumane for animals to be transported on such long journeys where fear, pain and death – at the end of such journeys – is inevitable. We need to urgently stop long distance live transport and save these animals from immense and unnecessary suffering.”

ACT NOW! Help end the suffering of animals who endure arduous journeys in horrific conditions – only to be slaughtered, or fattened for slaughter.

Take action today: If you live in the UK, ask your general election candidates to help stop live exports: ciwf.org.uk/GE2019commitments If you live in the EU, sign ciwf.org.uk/EU-LiveExports

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EU ANTIBIOTICS BAN:

BRITAIN MUST NOT FALL BEHIND

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n late 2018 we celebrated the fantastic news that the European Union will end the routine, preventative use of antibiotics on farms – a practice that is common when animals are kept in conditions that are likely to make them sick.

This ban, which comes into force in 2022, is due in no small part to your campaigning. It will prevent antibiotics being used to prop up cruel, intensive farms, and increase the pressure for animal welfare to be improved instead.

However, one year on, the UK has not committed to the same law, placing animal wellbeing and public health at risk.

Bacteria will naturally evolve to resist antibiotics, but this process has been dangerously accelerated by overuse in humans and animals. It has been estimated that, by 2050, antibiotic resistant infections could kill 10 million people per year. That’s more than the number of deaths currently caused by cancer.

So, thanks to your support, Compassion has been campaigning vocally on this issue for the past decade. Alongside the Soil Association and Sustain, we formed the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics, which now has 63 member organisations across Europe.

Together, we lobby for legislation and voluntary industry action. And, in the latter case, the UK has seen real progress.

Sales of veterinary antibiotics have fallen by 40% since 2013, and the Alliance’s latest UK Supermarket Antibiotic Policy assessment showed positive progress. However, differences remain across the sector.

Waitrose and M&S are leading the way, with clear controls and monitoring in place. Meanwhile, Iceland is yet to publish a policy. The next step is for all supermarkets to be more open with consumers about how antibiotics are used in their supply chains, and to share what they know about how use differs between farming systems.

However, the EU ban is a huge milestone in our mission to dismantle the factory farming machine. And, with your continued support, we’ll fight for the UK to follow suit.

Together, we will step up the campaign to give Britain’s farm animals a higher welfare future, free from the routine misuse of antibiotics.

We must, therefore, keep up the pressure on influential food businesses. And we must also step up our demands for a UK ban on the routine, preventative use of antibiotics on farms. Only legislation can prevent the industry from backsliding on antibiotic use, and give us a legal mandate to demand radical improvements in animal welfare.

We are, of course, under no illusion that legislation alone is enough.

Across Europe, we must ensure that the new rules on antibiotic use do lead to genuine improvements in the conditions on farms.

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YOU DID IT.

A CONTINENT UNITED AGAINST CAGES. On 11th September, after a tough but determined year of campaigning, our European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) came to a close. The challenge?

To inspire over 1 million people across a continent to demand a ban on all caged farming.

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successful ECI is a powerful tool: if more than one million citizens sign, the European Commission is legally obliged to respond. But, with just 12 precious months to collect signatures, success was uncertain. Out of 45 ECIs ever attempted, only four have reached the target. In many countries, signing the initiative even requires handing over your passport number.

we might fail. But 170 organisations – from animal protection to environmental to consumer rights groups – rallied to our call. Individuals like you joined over 200 street protests for a European week of action in May. We trended on Twitter, and international celebrities used their influence, asking their followers to sign. As the months went on, success began to feel possible.

websites struggled to keep up with the avalanche of citizens wanting to help End the Cage Age.

The fate of millions of pigs, hens, calves, rabbits, and other animals, trapped for weeks or months on end in cruel cages, hung in the balance.

Then, in July, we launched a hardhitting undercover investigation into Polish farms that keep calves in solitary confinement for much of their lives. Harrowing footage of these young animals, isolated and suffering, was broadcast across Europe, and our

And you made this happen: by supporting Compassion’s mission, by taking to the streets, by signing and sharing the petition.

At the beginning, signatures were coming in slowly. Many of us feared

HOW WE GOT HERE 2018

Together, we have taken one historic step closer to better lives for farm animals.

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Compassion launches a new investigation into Italian Undercover rabbit farms. footage of a The caged French foie rabbits can’t gras farm, stand upright, run, supplied by or hop. These cruel Animal Equality, conditions grab sets social headlines across media alight Europe, with big and reaches stories in France hundreds of and Italy. thousands of people across Europe.

Formal launch of the ECI in Political launch events take the European Parliament place in the government to a packed auditorium. buildings of Spain, Italy and MEPs and 140 NGOs pledge Greece, with MEPs from their support – the biggest across the political spectrum network ever for farmed speaking out against cages. animal welfare.

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When the ECI deadline arrived on 11th September 2019, and the dust settled, our campaign had achieved over 1.6 million signatures from citizens across Europe. Simply put, this is the biggest political push for farmed animal welfare that Europe has ever seen.

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Organisations and individuals take to the streets in 16 countries and collect over 70,000 paper signatures.

Four Paws tours Austria, Germany and Bulgaria, screening footage of undercover investigations.

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COUNTING UP THE COMPASSION FOR FARM ANIMALS TOP COUNTRIES BY SIGNATURE COUNTS:

TOP NGOs SECURING ONLINE SIGNATURES:

Germany = 495,869 Netherlands = 162,970 Spain = 107,692 France = 106,632 Italy = 95,444

Compassion = 357,640 Four Paws = 329,752 WeMove = 40,778 Djurens Rätt = 36,197 World Animal Protection = 34,76

SO, WHAT’S NEXT? As Farm Animal Voice goes to print, we are having the ECI signatures scrutinized by Member States – a process that can take several months.

A minimum of one million must be validated and then Compassion will prepare to present the petition to the European Commission.

This will trigger a formal six-month process where the Commission must respond. We will be granted a public hearing followed by a possible vote on the floor of the European Parliament.

THE CAMPAIGN BY NUMBERS: • 1 year • 6 undercover investigations • 200 street actions • 170 campaigning organisations • 1,362 media stories • 1.6 million End the Cage Age signatures

up to a European Parliament vote.

And our offices across Europe will be asking you to put pressure on Agriculture Ministers to stand behind this initiative.

It is hard to overstate your achievement in securing 1.6 million signatures for the ECI. But this is just the start of a long, hard fight.

We must continue to stand together, a continent united, to turn this exciting public movement into the end of the Cage Age in Europe.

Our lobbyists are already working tirelessly to build support in the lead

We launch ground-breaking Cage Fighter software and supporters build their own web pages to collect signatures.

Celebrities Ricky Gervais, Peter Egan and Jerome Flynn all take up the challenge, and one German MEP collects over 2,500 signatures!

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A giant 30-metre pig sculpture visits 12 Dutch cities, grabbing media headlines and helping to inspire over 160,000 citizens to sign the ECI.

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Compassion launches an investigation that exposes the confinement of young Polish calves.

The cruel and illegal practices shock a continent.

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Olympic Gold Medallist Kevin Borlee climbs into a cage as part of animal protection group GAIA’s Belgian ‘summer tour’ to raise awareness of the campaign. Italian citizen, Angelina Berlingo, singlehandedly collects over 2,000 signatures in her home town.

Signature collection closes with an estimated 1,617,405 signatures collected – the most successful animal welfare ECI in history.

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Compassion hosts a public rally outside the European Commission. MEPs renew their pledges to fight caged farming.

Massive TV screens broadcast Tweets from supporters across Europe, demanding that the Commission takes action to End the Cage Age.

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MEANWHILE, IN THE UK ...

Each year, over 16 million hens and pigs in the UK endure the cruelty of cages.

But their plight has been high on the public and political agenda this year – THANKS TO YOU!

HIGHLIGHTS

Over a third of the UK’s laying hens are caged for their entire adult life.

They are given inadequate perches, a nest box that is merely a section of the cage behind a flap, and space per animal equivalent to little more than an A4 sheet of paper.

• Over a quarter of a million people have signed our petition calling on the UK’s Agricultural Ministers to ban caged farming.

• Defra’s new Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, has publicly backed our campaign.

Meanwhile, over half of the country’s mother pigs are trapped for weeks on end in farrowing crates so narrow that they can’t even turn around. Unable even to walk, let alone nest naturally, they must give birth and feed their piglets behind bars.

• The Labour Party’s new animal welfare manifesto commits to ending the use of cages on farms by 2025 – and even quotes our ‘end the cage age’ message.

The End the Cage Age campaign aims to end this suffering. And, thanks to your passion and determination, the past year has seen significant progress towards this goal.

What is more, in just 10 weeks this spring, a network of UK charities brought together by Compassion secured over 100,000 signatures on an End the Cage Age Government petition.

…As a result, the UK Parliament was due to debate a ban on caged farming in September – and this would have represented a huge opportunity to push the fight against cages even further up the political agenda.

In the meantime, please visit ciwf.org.uk/End-The-Cage-Age to help keep up the pressure for a UK ban on caged farming.

Sadly, the debate was postponed when Parliament was suspended and the general election on 12th December now makes its future uncertain. We are in regular contact with officials to push for the debate to be carried over to the new Parliament: it is vital that the voice of the people is not ignored.

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LATEST UK INVESTIGATION –

A LEGAL HORROR STORY Thanks to the generous donations of supporters like you, earlier this year, Compassion sent undercover investigators into two British intensive pig farms to expose the terrible suffering, pain and stress caused by cages.

They witnessed dozens of sows able only to stand up or lie down, some with open wounds, another chewing the bars of her cage in frustration.

The investigators even saw one mother forced to lie on her dead piglet as she rested.

THE SOLUTION Farming doesn’t have to be inhumane.

Almost half of the UK’s sows give birth in straw-bedded pens, or in outdoor arcs, where they are free to roam and feel the sun on their backs.

Now we must make sure that all Britain’s pigs – all farm animals – have the same opportunity of a life free from needless suffering.

… this seems to me to be the very essence of cruelty.

With your support, a better life is possible for pigs.

A huge thank you to everyone who donated in response to our investigation. If you missed it, you can read our investigator’s full report at ciwf.org.uk/This-Is-Wrong or call us for a copy today.

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ACTION

STREET ART EXPOSES MISLEADING LABELS How did a piece of street art get people talking about meat and dairy labels?

Read on to see how an unconventional stunt raised awareness of the Honest Labelling campaign.

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his August saw widespread speculation about a new ‘Banksy’ in Birmingham.

The eye-catching artwork appeared overnight and featured a piglet caged in a shopping trolley.

But, as rumours spread, Compassion set the record straight: we had commissioned the work, to show how assumptions can be made when something isn’t clearly labelled – whether it’s a piece of art, or a pint of milk.

The stunt, part of our Honest Labelling campaign, was designed to raise awareness of the urgent need for all meat and dairy products to be clearly labelled by method of production.

the ‘graffiti’ pig was a Banksy. And, on food packaging, this uncertainty is a serious matter. Phrases like ‘farm fresh’, or images of lush fields, often mask the shocking truth that the majority of farm animals are reared in cruel, intensive conditions.

URGENT ACTION NEEDED IN THE UK As we go to print, our petition calling for honest food labels has secured almost 40,000 signatures. Former Defra Secretary of State, Michael Gove, pledged his support for ‘gold standard labelling’, and we’ve submitted our draft proposal for meat and dairy product labels.

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Now, amid much political turmoil, we must drive this issue further up the political agenda. Honest labels would empower consumers to make clearer choices, give farmers a fairer deal and – most importantly – help transform the lives of millions of animals every year.

From looking at many food labels, it can be almost impossible to tell how the animal was treated – just as it was almost impossible to tell whether

Please, urge the UK Government to introduce mandatory method of production labelling for all meat and dairy products.

TAKE ACTION! Call for UK Government action on misleading food labels!

Visit ciwf.org/Honest-Labels-Now to sign the petition today.

AVOIDING TALL ‘TAILS’ Is that curly-tailed pig on a packet of bacon just an innocent illustration? Sadly, as we revealed this summer, it may hide the painful reality of piglet mutilations. A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported our Tall Tales appeal. If you missed it, find out more at ciwf.org.uk/Tall-Tales Food labels may be confusing, but the Compassionate Christmas Shopping Guide is here to help!

For advice on choosing higher welfare eggs, meat and dairy, plus a handy festive shopping checklist, call +44 (0)1483 521 953 or visit ciwf.org.uk/LabelSavvy

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Momentum is building for better chicken welfare, with a growing number of big businesses signing up to the Better Chicken Commitment.

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hen it comes to chicken welfare, it’s vital to stop animals being crammed into barren, overcrowded sheds. But it’s just as crucial that the animals aren’t bred to suffer.

Commitment and encouraged the industry to move with them. Their pledge alone is set to impact the lives of over 72 million chickens every year.

Today, a chicken reared for meat on an intensive farm will grow up to four times faster than a chicken in the 1950s. This causes immense suffering: his legs may buckle. His unnaturally large breast muscles can become diseased. And his heart and lungs may struggle to keep up with his rapidly swelling body.

Leading French retailers, representing over 40% of the national market share, have also signed up. These include Monoprix – the first to make the pledge, in June – closely followed

by Intermarché, Système U, Auchan, and Casino, who also launched their first animal welfare labelling scheme earlier this year.

That is why we are so pleased that, thanks to your support, more and more big food companies are signing up to the Better Chicken Commitment.

In the last issue of Farm Animal Voice, we reported that UK retailers Waitrose and M&S, alongside huge food producers Nestlé, Danone and Unilever, have joined the movement to give chickens a better life.

These businesses have committed to using slower-growing chickens who are likely to be healthier and more active. They have also pledged to give the animals the space and surroundings they need carry out their normal behaviours. And the good news is that this wave of progress has continued...

In July, the huge chicken brand KFC made the Better Chicken

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Leading brands operated by Casual Dining Group.

Plus, three of the world’s biggest food service companies, Compass Group, Sodexo and Aramark also made commitments this summer – as did Casual Dining Group, who own some of the UK’s favourite restaurant chains.

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For big food businesses, the move to higher welfare products can be a complex task, and Compassion plays a key role in this process. We provide guidance and bring organisations together to share learnings and advance their discussions – including through our annual European Broiler Forum.

With your help we will continue to support companies who want to do the right thing for farm animals, and keep up the pressure to give all chickens the chance of a life worth living.

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WHICH WILL COME FIRST –

THE CHICKENS OR THE EGGS? TRACKING CAGEFREE PROGRESS Compassion’s work doesn’t stop when a business makes a higher welfare pledge. We also make sure they stick to their promises. This summer we published our second European EggTrack report to show the progress food companies are making towards their 2025 cage free egg pledges.

VICTORY AGAINST COMBI CAGES! Food Business

Following numerous UK retailer pledges to stop selling caged eggs by 2025 at the latest, British egg producers needed guidance on the type of farm system to invest in, and the threat of ‘Combi cages’ emerged.

2019 European Report

We called for your help to protect the UK’s hens. We needed to stop the spread of this ‘cage free’ system that, at the flick of a door, becomes a cage.

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Compassion’s team worked directly with the egg industry.

You campaigned hard. And we’re pleased to announce that, as a direct result, the British Egg Industry Council has now banned the use of Combi cages for its ‘British Lion’ eggs.

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From now on, any new or converted barn systems will have to be true aviaries, with a raft of welfare improvements, in order for the eggs to carry the ‘British Lion’ mark.

The results show an increasing number of companies publicly reporting against their commitments and, amongst those businesses, an average of 64% of eggs are already cage free!

This is a huge step forward for animal welfare, and we’ll work hard to ensure it isn’t undermined by imports that fail to meet these new requirements.

See how companies are stacking up against their cage free promises at ciwf.org.uk/EggTrack

CALLING BARGAIN RETAILERS – GO CAGE FREE! In November we kick-started our next step in the fight to End the Cage Age in the UK, and we need your help.

Find out more about your victory at ciwf.org.uk/ CombiCageVictory

Now that most big retailers and high-street names have made cage free egg commitments, we must encourage bargain stores to follow their lead. If you haven’t already done so, please visit ciwf.org.uk/Cage-Free-Eggs to email Poundland, B&M and Home Bargains today.

Thank you for protecting a cage free future for hens!

Plus, does your local convenience store sell caged eggs?

It could be an important battleground in the fight to give all the UK’s hens a cage free life. Find out how to take action at ciwf.org.uk/Cage-Free-Communities or call +44 (0)1483 521 953. You can help your community go cage free!

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BETTER LIVES FOR

MILLIONS OF FARM ANIMALS Earlier this year, turkeys in Norfolk, Herefordshire meadows, and a leading French retailer were all winners... Thanks to your support for Compassion’s unique work with the food industry.

On 27th June, we celebrated the latest Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, where market-leading food companies, from the UK to the US, were recognised for their efforts to improve the lives of farm animals.

Fifty Awards were given to businesses for policies that will, each year, benefit over 39 million hens, rabbits, pigs, cows, chickens and turkeys.

NEW AWARDS This year saw a host of ‘firsts’ for farm animals, including Good Turkey Awards for Traditional Norfolk Poultry and Abel & Cole, and Sustainable Food and Farming Awards for two trail-blazing British businesses: • Chippindale, a free-range egg company that supplies Morrisons, has partnered with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and requires all its farmers to plant wildflower meadows, boosting bee numbers by up to 55%.

AWARDS: To date, over 613 million farm animals are now set to lead better lives through our Award winners’ policies.

• S J Cutter, who run Model Farm, have planted wildflower meadow across 80% of their land to run a low-input, low-cost, sustainable system for producing beef and lamb.

DAIRY FRONT RUNNERS Compassion was especially pleased to present Buitelaar Group with a Good Calf Award. They not only rear higher welfare, British rosé veal and beef using dairy bull calves, but have also successfully reduced the unnecessary culling of calves from TB-restricted herds.

CAGE FREE SUCCESS Baby food producer Ella’s Kitchen picked up this year’s award for being 100% cage free. And no fewer than 11 companies were recognised for moving to cage free eggs – including Aldi in Italy and France’s biggest egg producer, Avril.

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LEADERS IN RETAIL 2019 saw the return of our Retailer Awards, with Waitrose & Partners beating competition from 27 other European companies to be named overall Best Retailer.

Meanwhile, Casino received this year’s Innovation Award for launching France’s very first animal welfare labelling scheme and inspiring other companies across Europe to adopt the label.

POWER IN NUMBERS The policies of all our Award winners since 2007 are now set to benefit over 613 million animals each year – and your support will continue to change the lives of millions more.

Find out more about this year’s winners at ciwf.org.uk/GFAWA2019 and watch this space!

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NOT JUST THE YEAR OF THE PIG; DECADE OF THE FARM ANIMAL?

A UNIQUE APPROACH The core focus of Compassion’s current work on the ground in China is to forge strong relationships with food producers and engage with the government-backed International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW).

Through this unique partnership with ICCAW, we are helping to transform farm animal welfare via our Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, technical forums and public awareness raising.

AWARDING PROGRESS Our Chinese Good Pig Production Awards were launched in 2013 to show that higher welfare farming can be a successful business model.

A ‘five-star’ rating system recognises companies who move away from farrowing crates, routine mutilations like tail docking, or barren pens.

These Awards proved so effective that, in 2017, we extended our Chinese programme to egg and chicken meat production. And, to date, 99 companies have won Awards for their policies and practices, with over 283 million farm animals set to benefit each year.

CHANGING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS In addition to our Awards programme, Compassion is committed to raising public awareness in China. Not least because ‘animal welfare’ is an imported term that can cause confusion, and even resistance, in a country where ‘welfare’ is usually understood to mean ‘extra benefits’.

To communicate the concept of animal welfare to the Chinese audience in a culturally sensitive way, our team tapped into people’s empathy through traditional landscape-style infographics (see right), embedded in the old Taoist wisdom that humans and animals live in harmony.

WHAT IS ANIMAL WELFARE?

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China is the world’s largest producer of chicken and eggs, and home to over half the world’s pigs. Thanks to you, for over a decade we’ve been fighting factory farming in this vast country.

These scenes now feature on Compassion China’s website, and were even made into bookmarks for delegates at the 3rd World Conference of Farm Animal Welfare in Qingdao.

By breaking down cultural barriers, and recognising the progress of higher welfare farmers, Compassion China is helping to change hearts, minds and farming practices. None of this work would be possible without people like you.

Thank you.

Image © The Greenay Farm of Beijing Lvduole Agriculture Co.,Ltd., Good Chicken and Good Egg Production Award winner 2017. Photo by Qi Wei Tian.

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FISH - THE FORGOTTEN FARM ANIMAL? NOT ANY MORE! Thanks to you, the suffering caused by underwater factory farms continues to rise up the public and corporate consciousness. In recent months, through the Rethink Fish campaign, you’ve achieved so much to improve the lives of farmed, and wild, fish.

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EXPOSED: THE FISH FEED SCANDAL

To read the report that has exposed this scandal, visit ciwf.org.uk/DrySeas or call +44 (0)1483 521 953 today.

In April, Compassion joined forces with the Changing Markets Foundation to reveal the hidden cruelty behind the diet fed to most farmed fish.

EMPOWERING COMPANIES TO PROTECT FISH Fish welfare has been rising up Compassion’s Food Business agenda in recent years. Improved scientific understanding, coupled with new technology, means that it is not only imperative, but also possible, to ensure better standards of welfare for farmed fish.

The Foundation partners with NGOs to expose irresponsible corporate practices and drive progress towards a more sustainable economy. Together, we released a groundbreaking new report: Until the seas run dry: how industrial aquaculture is plundering the oceans. It reveals how, every year, the global fish feed industry grinds down as many as 1 trillion wildcaught fish, such as anchovies, sardines and mackerel, to make fishmeal and fish oil to feed farmed fish. That’s 1 in 3 fish caught globally.

Each of these wild fish is likely to suffer a prolonged and agonising death, dragged up from the ocean and left to suffocate. The report also revealed human rights abuses in the aquafeed sector, a lack of transparency, and the devastating impact of overfishing and illegal fishing on the marine environment.

Compassion has developed a range of new information resources (pictured below) for UK and European retailers and food producers, to help them ensure higher standards of welfare for farmed Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, European sea bass and gilthead sea bream. These tools outline the key welfare issues for each of the species and provide detailed recommendations for improving their wellbeing.

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This event brought together scientists, representatives from the UK’s biggest retailers and the fish farming industry.

The event, at London’s County Hall, gave us the chance to inspire companies to embrace improvements in the treatment of fish on farms and during slaughter. The Forum marked a significant step forwards for farmed fish welfare throughout Europe.

FORGET THE 3-SECOND MYTH! Earlier this year, Compassion teamed up with online media agency Plant Based News, to debunk the pervasive myth that goldfish have a 3-second memory span. We achieved this using a fun and informative video – which has been shared thousands of times online!

You can view the video at ciwf.org.uk/MythBuster Despite being one of the most common pets, the goldfish is thoroughly misunderstood.

Modern research demonstrates that these animals have a memory span of at least 5 months, can solve puzzles and even learn tricks – another example of how we need to Rethink Fish!

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POSITIVE NEWS FOR POLISH CARP Thanks to your support, in 2018 Compassion’s Polish team met with Tesco Poland, and our supporters then sent over 12,000 emails, calling on the company to stop selling live carp. This cruel, seasonal practice supports the outdated tradition of taking live fish home and keeping them in a bathtub until they are killed for Christmas.

Following this campaign, Tesco contacted Compassion and other NGOs, stating that “In 2019, we will not be offering live carp in our stores.” This positive news follows similar commitments from several other supermarket chains, and could help stop terrible animal suffering this Christmas.

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Compassion’s carp mascot walked the streets of Warsaw discouraging both vendors and the public from engaging in the live carp trade.

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By eating such large quantities of meat, humans are stripping the planet of its resources to the point where the planet will be no more.

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INSIGHT

PETER EGAN: A TRUE ADVOCATE FOR FARM ANIMALS Dedicated Compassion patron, Peter Egan, speaks to our CEO, Philip Lymbery, about his life, acting career, and the very personal inspirations behind his animal advocacy.

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elebrated actor and animal activist, Peter Egan, is well known for his roles in popular TV shows such as Downton Abbey and Unforgotten. Peter has been a patron of Compassion for many years, and we are so grateful that he unfailingly uses his voice and influence to build the movement against factory farming.

In conversation with Philip Lymbery earlier this year, Peter explained how his love of animals began whilst growing up with pet dogs: “I think, like all kids with dogs, you first learn the meaning of friendship from dogs because they are there for you. They always want to play, they are very welcoming, and they always listen to you.”

Peter talked fondly of one special dog, a spaniel collie cross called DJ (so named because of his black body and white bib), who opened his eyes to animal understanding and advocacy.

“I can never ever mention DJ without getting very moved,” he said. “He introduced me to the magnificent world of animals and so I attribute the complete dedication and compassion that I feel for every species on this planet to DJ.” Peter admitted that previously he had seen farm animals simply as a food source, but DJ had caused him to question this and in recent years he has made the switch to a vegan diet.

Peter credits Compassion with playing a key role in his understanding of intensive farming and its impacts – in particular, the confining of animals in cages.

When asked about the current climate crisis and his greatest fear moving forward, Peter explained that by eating such large quantities of meat, humans are stripping the planet of its resources to the point where “the planet will be no more”.

But he believes there is still hope, thanks to young activists like Bella Lack and Greta Thunberg, “I mean – and it’s a cliché – but they give me great hope for the future.”

Thanks to compassionate people like Peter, and like you, we share that hope for the future.

Together we can make the world a better place for farm animals.

Before being introduced to our work, Peter said he was unaware that such “horrible situations” existed. He is now an inspirational End the Cage Age ambassador, supporting both our European and UK campaigns to ban cages for all farmed animals.

ACTION! Read more of Peter’s conversation with Philip Lymbery, or listen to the podcast, at philiplymbery.com 23

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YOUR LEGACY OF COMPASSION At Compassion HQ we have the privilege of speaking with kind supporters from all walks of life who have included a gift in their Will for farm animals.

It is fascinating and so inspiring to hear what motivates these wonderful, lasting legacies of kindness.

LOUISE’S STORY

unnatural lives considered only as commodities; and meet an early end in terrifying mass slaughterhouses. I make a monthly donation to Compassion and do my bit by selling raffle tickets, signing petitions and talking about the issues around food and farming at every possible opportunity.

Passionate supporter Louise got in touch following a request in Farm Animal Voice for your personal stories about fighting factory farming, now and in the future.

Here, Louise explains why she took the special step of leaving a gift in her Will to Compassion.

Now I have decided to leave a legacy in my Will and I am pleased to say my husband has followed suit. So, when we die, we can continue to support the amazing work of this organisation in tirelessly campaigning to change the world for each and every last animal farmed.

My husband and I slowly built up our smallholding over many years. We learned that all of our animals were individuals, with personalities and quirks unique to them; sentient, intelligent creatures who built relationships with us and learned to trust us.

Thank you so much to Louise, and to all Compassion supporters who have left a gift in their Will to transform the future for farm animals.

It was at the start of this journey that I became a Compassion supporter and learned how completely alien our charges’ lives were to billions of animals consumed on our planet every year. Animals who often experience fear and distress from the moment of their birth; live short,

Would you like more information about leaving a gift for future generations of farm animals?

Visit ciwf.org.uk/legacies for your free pack or contact us on the number below.

Have you left a gift in your Will to Compassion?

We would love to hear from you! To share your story with us, please contact Sally Rogers by emailing legacy@ciwf.org or calling FREEPHONE 0800 999 0101.

On behalf of all farm animals, now and in the future, THANK YOU.

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SHARE YOUR COMPASSION

THIS CHRISTMAS

COMPASSIONATE CHRISTMAS CARDS – LAST FEW PACKS LEFT! Have you seen this year’s beautiful Christmas cards from Compassion? Call us on +44 (0)1483 521 953 by 9th December to receive your cards for Christmas! This year’s lovely, snowy photos have been generously donated by talented animal photographer, Teresa White.

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The Peter O’Sullevan Charitable Trust is celebrating its twenty-third year of charitable giving and, each year, a well-known equine artist creates the Trust Christmas card. For 2019 we are delighted to share Sarah Aspinall’s wintry card, proceeds of which will be distributed to the charitable causes the Trust generously supports, including Compassion.

Each pack contains 10 cards (size 12.9 x 17.7cm) and costs £11.50 (incl. UK p&p). To order visit: www.thevoiceofracing.org Tel: 020 8333 1411 Email: mail@reddotprint.org

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Each pack consists of 10 glossy cards (5 of each design) with envelopes, and costs just £5.00 per pack (incl. VAT, UK p&p).

The cards are 5”x7” (12.7 x 17.8cm) and the message inside reads ‘With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year’.

Don’t miss out! With every card you send to friends or family, you’ll be giving farm animals a much-needed voice.

POCKET COMPANION

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Grilled is the story of an American mum who took on the intensive chicken industry and won. It’s also the essential story of Compassion in World Farming USA’s first decade, as told by Leah Garcés, our founding US director.

To order, visit: Bloomsbury.com/UK/Grilled, quoting BBGRL20 to receive a 30% discount.

Discount offer valid until 9th February 2020

GIVE A GIFT OF THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE Looking for that special Christmas gift for a friend who enjoys the great outdoors?

Compassion supporter, Mark Turley’s beautiful and informative Pocket Companion to the Countryside is available now – and all proceeds from the first print run will fight factory farming.

The book costs £13.99 (including UK p&p). It is ideal for taking on country walks and is packed with facts and photography about the UK’s flora, fauna, agriculture and farm animals.

Mark Turley

To order your copy before Christmas, call us on +44 (0)1483 521 953 by 9th December!

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WHAT EWE CAN DO FOR ANIMALS

Dreaming big?

This year, intrepid supporters have trekked the Thames, climbed Ben Nevis, and taken on 60 challenges to celebrate 60 years. Could you accomplish your big goal in 2020?

To join Team Compassion for the Brighton Marathon, GET IN TOUCH! Not sure what you want for Christmas?

Why not ask for donations to fight factory farming? It takes just two minutes to set up a Christmas or birthday fundraiser on Facebook or Just Giving!

CONTACT US to find out how.

What do a board gaming event, a skateboarding papier mâché cow, and a painted Dogfish have in common?

They’ve all raised vital funds for farm animals this year! If you’ve got a creative fundraising idea, LET US KNOW!

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... AND THE WONDERFUL WAYS OUR SUPPORTERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE Do you want to ‘change’ the world?

Our wonderful street collectors raise both awareness and crucial donations for farm animals. Why not raise funds in your town, or collect change at work or a club?

CONTACT US for your collection tin.

Could your talents end animal cruelty?

Our amazing supporters have hosted concerts, art exhibitions, and even popup restaurants. Whether you’re the next Shirley Bassey or the new Fred Astaire, LET US KNOW what your skills could do!

WE ARE HERE TO HELP! If you’d like to fundraise for farm animals, please contact us and we will support you every step, brush stroke or power ballad, of the way!

Do you want to meet like-minded people and make a difference?

This year, our fantastic local groups have campaigned against live exports, raised £5,000 and handed out over 15,000 Compassionate leaflets.

Tel: +44 (0) 1483 521 953 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) Email: supporters@ciwf.org Write to: Compassion in World Farming, River Court, Mill Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1EZ, UK

ASK US if there’s a group near you.

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THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US

Compassion in World Farming International, River Court, Mill Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1EZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1483 521 953 Email: supporters@ciwf.org Web: ciwf.org Compassion in World Farming is a registered charity (England and Wales), registered number 1095050.