PROJECT PIGThe sow stall ban comesinto force

LIVE EXPORTSWe CAN end the tradewithout EU permission!

FEEDING THE WORLDwithout factory farming

Issue 187 – Spring 2013

F A R M A N I M A L

VO ICEYOUR MAGAZINE FROM COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING

HORSEMEAT:THE WHOLE TRUTHABOUT CHEAP MEAT

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Editor Richard Brooks Production manager Sarah Bryan Design Neo – weareneo.comFarm Animal Voice Compassion in World Farming, River Court, Mill Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1EZ, UK.Enquiries Tel +44 (0)1483 521 953 (lines are manned Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm) Email supporters@ciwf.org

Compassion in World Farming is a registered charity (England), registered number 1095050.

Our PatronsBishop John Baker, Alexandra Bastedo, Jilly Cooper OBE, Princess Alia Al Hussein of Jordan, Penelope Keith OBE,Bruce Kent, Joanna Lumley OBE, Sir Peter O’Sullevan CBE, Jonathon Porritt CBE, Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO

FARM ANIMAL VOICECONTENTS

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UPDATE4 News Animal welfare headlines

from around the world

5 Horsemeat Scandal: Join ourcampaign for clear, honest labelling

6 Project Pig It's official - EU sow stalllaw comes into force

10 The BigMove One year on andmillions of hens are no longerconfined in illegal cages

INSIGHT12 Raw How to feed the world

without factory farming

19 Compassionate investmentCorporate influence for betteranimal welfare

INSPIRATION20 Twenty years of groundbreaking

CompassionWe say thank you toMary-Anne after 20 years ofCompassion in Ireland

ACTION14 Dairy cows need you! Campaigning

for dairy cow welfare laws inEurope

16 Stop Live Exports The campaignheads further afield

22 Get in Touch! Farm animalsneed you!

Front cover photograph © Shutterstock

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The shocking revelations abouthorsemeat in beef ready-meals,pork in beef pies, and now even

suspicions of donkey meat labelled asbeef on supermarket shelves, showthat we just can’t trust what foodlabels tell us.

The scandal has been met by outrage.How did horsemeat get into the foodchain and who is to blame? But in all ofthe debate, it seems that the welfare ofhorses themselves has been forgotten.

The corruption and contamination issuesraised as a result of the horsemeatscandal are just the tip of the iceberg.The scale and complexity of the foodchain are not just bad news forconsumers, they are a disaster foranimal welfare.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Compassion in World Farming is hereto make sure horse welfare, and indeed,all farm animal welfare, is not forgotten.

Please turn to page 5 to find out howsupporting our campaign can improveanimal welfare and ensure we all knowwhat goes in our food.

Together, we really can sort this mess out.

Thank you for giving farm animalsa voice.

Philip LymberyChief Executive

My personal blog is available at:acompassionateworld.orgor you can follow me on Twitter:twitter.com/philip_ciwf

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CHEAP MEAT:THE TRUTH ABOUT

This photo was taken duringCompassion’s 2009 undercoverinvestigation into the livetransport trade in horsesbetween Romania and Italy.

WHAT’S IN OUR FOOD

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A new report by the Institute ofMechanical Engineers has highlightedsome of the ways in which we arewasting food, including poor harvesting,storage and transportation practices;‘imperfect’ looking vegetables not beingsold to consumers; and companiesthrowing food away. With an increasingstrain on food provisions globally, this isshocking, but this is not the whole story.

Farm animals are fed one-third of theworld’s cereal harvest. If that cereal weregiven directly to people, it would feedabout 3 billion of us. Farm animals arenow in direct competition with us for food.And the rise of industrial farming meansthat we are losing out.

For every 100 food calories of ediblecrops fed to livestock, we get back just30 calories in the form of meat and milk;a 70% loss.

Compassion’s CEO, Philip Lymbery says:

"Factory farms are food factories inreverse; they waste it, not make it; andthey waste valuable cropland in theprocess. People don’t have to choosebetween eating cereals or meat. We canproduce enough to feed our growingpopulation, we just have to stop wastingit. Reducing food waste and endingfactory farming go hand-in-hand inensuring a better and well-fed worldfor everyone, now and into the future.”

Compassion was saddened to hear of thedeath of Richard Briers, who was anadvocate of farm animal welfare andprovided Compassion with fantastic

support over many years. His passion foranimal husbandry began when he was

acting in the hit TV series, The Good Life,and his conviction that farm animals

should be raised humanely never faded.A well known and well loved figure,Richard’s support was invaluable andhe will be sorely missed by all of us

at Compassion.

– RICHARD BRIERS –

Mixed news on the reform of theCommon Agricultural Policy (CAP)Thanks to continued lobbying ledby Compassion, the EUParliament has adopted two ofour proposed amendments thatwould see an improvement to theanimal welfare elements of theCAP. This represents a huge stepforward. We are delighted thattwo changes we have pushed forhave survived this vital stage inthe process. The next challengeis to persuade the EU MemberStates to accept our amendments

Emma Slawinski, Compassion’sHead of Campaigns andAdvocacy said:

“Compassion has beencampaigning hard to ensurethese changes were adopted bythe European Parliament. We willcontinue to work hard at eachstep of the process to challengethe dangerous step away fromanimal welfare that was inthe original proposals.”

However, the Parliament rejectedthe opportunity to embark onthe fundamental reforms to theCAP that are needed in theinterest of food security, theenvironment and animal welfare.Peter Stevenson, Compassion’sChief Policy Advisor, says:

“The CAP should help farmersmove to much higher standardsof animal welfare. It should nolonger subsidise cereals grownfor animal feed. Animals shouldinstead be reared on pasture orin mixed crop/livestock systemsin which they are fed on cropresidues and their manure,instead of being a pollutant,fertilises the land. We need anew agriculture that is basedon nature not industry. Insteadthe Parliament has opted formore of the same with just themerest hint of a tint of green.”

FoodWaste

This latest scandal is likely the tipof the iceberg. The bottom line isthat we clearly, all too often, just

don’t know what’s in our food or howit is produced.

With more than 80% of the EU’s farmanimals being factory farmed in inhumaneconditions; confined, overcrowded, unableto express natural behaviours, pumped fullof antibiotics, undertaking long journeysor suffering painful mutilations – theanimals that go into many products arelikely to have endured a great deal ofsuffering in their short lives.

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY

We know that consumers are interestedin animal welfare. We know that clearlabelling leads to an increase in salesof higher welfare animal products.We need labels that tell us the truthabout what is in our food, and howit was produced.

Public surveys are already showing amarked drop in the sales of processedbeef products; and a National Farmers’Union poll also found that:

“More than 86% of shoppers areas likely or more likely to want to buymore traceable food that has beenproduced on British farms, and 78%agree that supermarkets should sellmore food from British farms.”

On your behalf, Compassion is callingon the Government to take thefollowing steps as a matter of urgency:

Introduce method of productionlabelling. Consumers should not onlyknow where their meat came from butalso how the animal that provided itwas reared. The EU should introducecompulsory method of productionlabelling on all meat and dairy products.

Reduce the complexity of the foodchain so that meat passes throughfewer stages between slaughter andsale. Our policy makers must work withfood businesses, the EuropeanCommission and other EU MemberStates to agree measures.

Insist on greater transparency in thefood chain, liaising with the EuropeanCommission and other EU MemberStates to quickly strengthen EUlegislation in this area. Each actorin the food chain should knownot just who they bought themeat from but the identity ofall the suppliers, starting fromthe farm of origin, right upuntil the abattoir.

THE HORSEMEAT SCANDAL:EUROPE MUST ACT NOW

The horsemeat scandal has given us all a glimpse into an under-regulated and outof control industry. The fact that horse and pig meat slipped into beef-labelledproducts is a symptom of a broken food system.

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Join our campaign forclear,honest labelling

Please sign and returnthe petition slip (attached

to the bottom of yourenclosed letter), urging

the new EuropeanCommissioner for Health

and Consumer Policy,Dr Tonio Borg, topropose urgentlyneeded labelling

legislation.

TAKE ACTION

THANK YOU FORYOUR SUPPORT.

A SOW STALL IS A METAL CRATE OR CAGE, USUALLY WITH A BARE, SLATTEDFLOOR. A STALL IS TOO NARROW FOR THE ANIMAL TO BE ABLE TO TURN

AROUND, AND SHE CAN ONLY STAND UP OR LIE DOWN WITH DIFFICULTY.

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THE SHAMEOF BROKEN LAWS

AND ILLEGAL ANIMALSUFFERING

Thanks to your support and years of campaigning, on January 1st 2013a new, EU-wide law came into force that prohibits the use of sow stalls

beyond the first four weeks of pregnancy.

Sow stalls confine pregnant pigs ina barren environment so small theycan’t even turn around. Pigs stay in

these stalls for months on end each timethey are pregnant – often more thantwice per year. Following many yearsof Compassionate campaigning againstthe use of these cruel stalls, in 1999 theUK government took the bold step ofbanning these cages for pigs.

THE UK LED THE WAYIn 2001, the EU followed the UK’sexample. The Pigs Directive lays downminimum standards for the protectionof pigs, including a ban on the use ofthe sow stall, except for the first fourweeks of pregnancy. This breakthroughlegislation means that the EU’s 13 millionbreeding sows must now be kept in agroup housing system for the majority oftheir lives, allowing them to move aroundand interact socially with other sows.

CURRENT SITUATIONCompassion worked hard with itssupporters to ensure the EU-wide sowstall ban came in on time, in full and withno weakening of the law. Together, wesucceeded. But early in 2013, initial datafrom the EU Commission indicated that17 nations were not compliant with the

ban, despite producers having had since2001 to prepare for it. That’s 11 yearsof preparation time!

Following some targeted campaigningwork, the latest official data suggeststhat the number of countries breakingthe law has now fallen to nine nations.The numbers can fluctuate, so we takethis data with a pinch of salt, but it doesdefinitely show that EU pig farming isslowly moving in the right direction.That’s why we must use this momentumto keep up the fight.

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At the time of writing, nine countries are stillusing sow stalls illegally, which is an outrageousflouting of the law. It also creates a very unlevelplaying field for farmers who have alreadychanged their sow housing.

Compassion is nowworking on yourbehalf to hold

Europe to accountand ensure this

vital new legislationis enforced in all 27countries across theEuropean Union.

P.T.O.

Greece

BelgiumPolandGermany

Denmark

Cyprus

France

Ireland

Portugal

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PROJECT PIGCompassion’s ProjectPig campaign isworking on ensuring all27 EU nations complywith the ban in full. On your behalf, weare using a variety of tactics ranging fromdirect political lobbying to media work,campaign actions, stunts, mobilisingcitizens and challenging powerful foodcompanies to account for the origins ofthe pork in their supply chains.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters,we have just completed an investigationinto pig farming conditions and practicesin a number of EU states and have moreinvestigative work planned for thecoming year.

The crucial evidence we havegathered will be used to shinea very public spotlight onto theillegal farming still taking placein countries across Europe.

Despite having had 11 yearsto prepare, at the time ofwriting the followingcountries are reported to benon-compliant with the sowstall ban: Belgium, Cyprus,Denmark, France, Germany,Greece, Ireland, Poland andPortugal*.

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AT A GLANCE: ILLEGALPIG FARMING IN EUROPE

Thank you to everyone whodonated towards our recentappeal to fund this vital work.We are delighted to announcethat Compassion’s supportershave, at the time of writing,raised a whopping £92,120 insupport of the campaign.And,thanks to 28 benevolentsupporters, every penny of thiswill now be ‘match funded’,doubling this amount to astaggering £184,240.

We are delighted by theenormous generosity ofCompassion supporters.Thank you so much.

Please be assured we will usethis money to keep up the fightto improve life for farm animalsand help get sows out of cages.

These countries have yet to complywith the sow stall ban.*Data correct as of 13th March 2013.

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PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FORFARMERS AND PRODUCERSOur public campaigning is only partof the story. As well as exposinglaw-breakers and lobbying for change,we are determined to offer expert helpand encouragement for producers inshifting away from the cruelty of the sowstall. We know that to comply with thenew legislation, producers may needto convert existing sow stall sheds,re-commission old buildings to satisfythe legal requirements, or invest in newpurpose-built sow housing facilities.

Compassion has developed a detailedtechnical booklet for producers thatshares best practice advice and presentskey elements required for good housing;focusing on space, flooring and beddingand how to manage aggression whenmixing sows.

Through our work with leading foodcompanies, we are actively helping tohighlight solutions and give practicaladvice to producers to ensure thatany housing system delivers goodwelfare for sows.

SAINSBURY’STRIALLING NEW

IDEAS FOR IMPROVEDPIGWELFARE

Many of our Good Farm AnimalWelfare Award winners are doinggreat things to ensure farmanimals lead better lives, whichis having a positive impact acrossthe food industry.

In 2012, Compassion recognisedSainsbury’s for its innovative PigConcept Farm. The farm is triallinga higher welfare indoor

free-farrowing system where sowscan build their nests using straw,give birth and nurse their pigletsfree from the farrowing crate.This is the largest commercialset-up of its kind, tackling oneof the most pressing welfare issuesin pig production, and has thepotential to transform the industryfor the better.

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On behalf of the millions of animals whose livesare being vastly improved by our work, thank you.Without you none of this would be possible.

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We applaud Sainsbury’s for working with its farmersto help improve animal welfare.

THANK YOU

FOR YOURSUPPORT

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SADLY, SO MANY OF THESE INTELLIGENT, SOCIAL ANIMALSCONTINUE TO SUFFER IN CRUEL, ILLEGAL SYSTEMS DUE

TO POOR ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS.

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Before the ban came into force, morethan 250 million hens were in barrenbattery cages. Despite the work that isleft to do, we are proud of what hasbeen achieved. It clearly shows howpolitical lobbying and campaigning forlegislative change can result in betterlives for millions of farm animals.

What we have learned from the barrenbattery cage campaign will directly shapeour work on improving the welfare ofEurope’s pigs (see page 6 for an update).Sadly, so many of these intelligent, socialanimals continue to suffer in cruel, illegalsystems due to poor enforcement ofanimal welfare laws.

A HUGE STEP TOWARDS ACAGE-FREE FRANCECompassion received some amazingnews from a well-known French retailerearly in February this year: Monoprix,which has 289 stores throughout France,announced that it will only sell free-rangeown label eggs from April 2013.

Compassion has been working withMonoprix for the last two years, so thissignificant and historic commitment isa real boost to our food companycampaigning. Monoprix is the very firstFrench retailer to say no to battery cageeggs based on animal welfare grounds.It clearly puts animal welfare higheron the retail agenda and also sendsa very strong signal to retailers andthe egg industry!

The 1st January 2012 was a massive milestone for farm animal welfare: the banning of thebarren battery cage for hens across 27 countries in Europe. Having campaigned for the

elimination of this awful system for decades, Compassion had to fight right up until the lastmoment to ensure the ban came in on time, in full and without any watering down.

Sadly, experience tells us that simplyhaving a law in place is notenough. Animal welfare legislation

must be enforced, or it is widely floutedand animals continue to suffer. So assoon as the ban had been secured,Compassion swung into action tocampaign for enforcement of thenew law across the EU.

On the first day of the ban, over45 million hens were reported as stillliving in illegal cages across 14 countries.Since then we have been lobbyingindividual member states as well as theEU Commission, insisting that the law,which they’d had more than a decadeto prepare for, was properly enforced.

Official figures are very hard to come by,but we have had some good news fromreliable sources. The current number ofhens still confined in illegal cages is now20 million – in two countries – Italy andGreece. This is a massive improvement,but not good enough.

There is still work to be done.Compassion won’t rest until Italy andGreece fall into line and get rid of theircruel, barren battery cages. We areideally placed to do this work as yoursupport helps us lobby at the heartof Europe, backed up by localrepresentation in both Italy and Greece.

THE BIG MOVE1 YEAR ON

1 JANUARY 2012On the first day of theban,over 45 millionhens were reportedas still living in illegal

cages across14 countries.

1 YEAR ON20 million hens injust two countriesremain confinedin illegal cages.

Europe has come along way, but Italyand Greece areletting us down.

Compassion willcontinue to

put pressure onboth countries totoe the line.

Taking your place at the G8 Table

In the last issue of Farm Animal Voice, we asked you to joinus in urging the UK government to support better food andfarming at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland in June2013. Over three thousand of you reserved your virtualplace at the G8 table – an incredible response. Thank you.We’ve used your signed cards to create a video, whichwe’ll share in the near future on our dedicated campaignwebsite, raw.info. What’s more, we’ll be passing everysingle card on to David Cameron, showing him that wewant our voices heard at the G8 Summit.

Exposing the Raw truths of factory farmingCompassion has commissioned new research from globalexperts to explore the links between livestock farming andwater use, environmental degradation, food security andthe spread of disease. Our latest report examines how wecan best feed a growing population in 2050. The author,Professor Erb, and his team found that food security isput at risk if,

// livestock farming is intensified,

// meat consumption is high, and

// crop productivity is low.

Why is this? Mainly because animals kept in factory farmseat vast quantities of grain and soya, using more foodthan they produce. Intensifying farming and increasingmeat production both exacerbate this problem.

Putting ruminants outside to feed on grass and forage onland where crops cannot be grown is a more efficient wayto produce food than using prime arable land and grainto feed farm animals.

The report also finds that there are just not enoughresources in the world for us all to eat a western-style

(high meat) diet. In 2050, we can feed 9 billion people ahealthy diet and it will be easier to do so with extensiveanimal farming than with intensive farming.

A better way to feed theworld

Compassion is using this research to challenge the UnitedNations and global governments to re-think theiragricultural policies; to move away from factory farmingand to support extensive, small-scale farming, which isbetter for animals, people and the planet. The UN heardour message loud and clear when we launched our latestresearch at their annual conference in Rome on FoodSecurity in October 2012. Alongside a diverse range ofother Civil Society Organisations at the UN foodconference, we lobbied together for better food andfarming systems; for transparency in decision makingabout agriculture; and for strong rules to ensure thatbig investments into agriculture are responsible.

I N S I G H T

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without factory farmingRaw: Feeding the world

Compassion in World Farming’s Raw campaign is kickstarting a revolution tochampion better food and farming, for the sake of farm animals, people andthe planet. Our focus over the last few months has been on hunger – exploringthe impact that factory farming has on food security around the world.

All our research reports and summary brochures are available todownload from ciwf.org/resources or can be requested by emailingsupporters@ciwf.org or calling +44 (0) 1483 521 953 (oKce hoursMonday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).

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They are all helping to kickstart a food and farmingrevolution: Over 100 leading thinkers and change-makerssuch as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Joanna Lumley, HughFearnley-Whittingstall, Dr Jane Goodall, Dame Vera Lynn,Professor Peter Singer, Peter Gabriel and Tony Juniper allsupport our Vision for Food and Farming.

The Vision for Fair Food and Farming seeks to achieveglobal adoption of food and farming policies which respectand protect the interests of people, animals and the planet.

The Vision is currently open for signature by respectedglobal figures in fields such as the Arts, business, religionand academia. By encouraging their endorsement forthe Vision’s principles, we will achieve greater weightin achieving policy change. Put simply, our visionarieshave joined us in calling for farming that is safer, fairerand greener.

What do these visionaries have in common?

Strength in diversity

In January 2013, we joined with 100 other NGOs –including Oxfam, Unicef and Save the Children – todemand an end to world hunger. The campaign, ‘EnoughFood for Everyone IF’, is working to pressure the mostpowerful governments in the world to fix the broken foodsystem. Compassion is there to show that good animalwelfare will play a critical role in achieving this. Find outmore about IF and join the campaign at raw.info/if

The movement for better food and farming is expandingelsewhere too. We are helping to lead an ‘Eating Better’

alliance that encourages sustainable diets, which includeseating less but better meat. We are also working inpartnership with the Slow Food Movement and ActionAidto support better farming in Italy. These partnershipshighlight how vital Compassion’s Raw campaign is, notjust to the farm animal welfare movement, but also toa diverse range of other causes.

Working together, we are showing that everyone wantsbetter food and farming. Together, we’re creating abetter world for farm animals and each other.

Over 3,000 Compassion supporters have reserved a ‘virtual place’at this year’s G8meeting in Northern Ireland – thank you! We’veused the signed cards to create a video, which will be available towatch at raw.info very soon.

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DAIRY COWSNEED YOU

Over the past year, Compassion in World Farming has been working with ethicalice cream producers, Ben and Jerry’s and animal welfare organisation, the WorldSociety for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) across Europe. The aim of ourcampaign is to bring about the first ever EU Directive to protect the welfare

of Europe’s 23 million dairy cows.

THE STORY SO FARIn the last few months, we have taken the SupportingBetter Dairy campaign straight to Europe’s citizens.We have held a peaceful protest in Prague, we havestrategically placed miniature cow models around Berlinand launched Ben & Jerry’s ‘Cow Power’ ice cream ina number of EU nations.

SHOWING LOVE FOR THE COWSIn February 2013, Valentine cards were sent to MEPscalling for support on the campaign and ‘maxi-cards’were sent to the European Parliament and the EuropeanCommission. A ‘cow choir’ serenaded people in Londonon Valentine’s Day and, in the Netherlands, a Valentine’scard was delivered to the Parliament’s AgricultureCommittee whilst a ‘Guerilla Action’ took place urgingDutch MPs to sign up to the campaign.

THE TASK AHEADThanks to Compassion in World Farming’s incrediblesupporters, we have been able to investigate the trueextent of cruelty that Europe’s dairy cows are suffering,because they have no legal protection. Compassion’s dairyinvestigation was launched to the media in Brussels inDecember 2012 and a copy of the film was sent to EUCommissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg.

Despite the wealth of evidence that dairy cows across theEU are in urgent need of protection, the Commission

continues to dismiss calls for species-specific legislationas unnecessary. Compassion does not believe that dairycow welfare can be protected without a Directive writtento establish minimum standards.

We will continue to push the Commission to takethe appropriate steps to ensure this is broughtabout as a matter of urgency.

GOOD FOOD NATION SHARES COMPASSION’SWELFARE GOALSGood Food Nation was recently awarded aGood Dairy Award for its outstandingcommitment to higher welfare farming inproducing its own-label Cow Nation milk.

Good Food Nation puts the welfare ofanimals at its core – they are treated with the kindnessand respect they deserve. Good Food Nation’s dairy modelallows each cow to live out its full, natural life, along withher offspring – both male and female calves. The cowseven earn ‘pensions’ for their retirement from the milkthey produce.

Good Cow Nation milk is sold as skimmed,semi-skimmed and whole milk. It is available toorder at farmaround.co.uk where you can also buya box of Good Hen Nation cage-free eggs. Find outmore at GoodFoodNation.co.uk

TAKE ACTION

Please sign our Happy Cows online petition at ciwf.org/happycowsto show your support for dairy cow welfare protection. Thank you.

And, from France, we have two more good news storiesto celebrate…

The dairy brand, Les 2 Vaches, hasjoined our campaign to supportdairy cow welfare in Europe. It willbe promoting the issue with atelevision advert on main nationalchannels, at peak times; inviting viewers to“Say yes to cow welfare” by signing its Facebookpetition at facebook.com/les2vaches

And, on Sunday 3rd March, in Paris, Compassion Francejoined more than 40 organisations including farmersunions, environmental and animal welfare charities andtheir supporters in Paris to call for an end to intensivefarming in France.

The demonstration was organised by a local citizensgroup, Novissen, which is fighting a mega dairy projectin the north of France on the grounds of the impact it willhave on the landscape, on health, on the environment, onfarmers and on the animals. Very much like Compassion’sUK campaign that successfully helped stop the building ofNocton Dairies in 2010.

The projected dairy farm in the North of France wasoriginally looking for planning permission to build azero grazing unit, whereby 1,000 dairy cows wouldbe permanently housed. Public pressure has succeededin limiting permission to 500 cows instead of 1,000.

Beyond this specific project, Compassion France willcontinue leading new campaigns to inform the general

public and authorities on the many damaging effectsof intensive farming: on animals, the environment,farmers’ livelihoods, public health, and food quality.By raising the issues, we hope to stop French dairyfarming from intensifying and following the road takenfor pigs and poultry.

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VIVE LA RÉVOLUTION ANIMALE!

In March 2012, the Welsh Planning Inspectorate helda public inquiry into the mega-dairy farm applicationin Welshpool, Powys. This application would haveseen over 1,000 cows being kept indoors almostall-year-round. In November 2012, despite advice fromtheir own Planning Inspector to reject the proposal,Powys County Council approved the application.

Following lobbying by NGOs, including Compassion andits supporters, the Welsh Assembly Government PlanningInspectorate decided to take charge of making the finaldecision about this farm. After the announcement madeby the Welsh Assembly Government, and as a result of”changes to Powys County Council’s constitution andcommittee membership”, the Planning Committee metagain to review the application in October 2012 – andrejected it.

At the time of writing, the full inquiry is due to take placein March 2013 and will have the final say on whetherthe dairy expansion can go ahead. Please keep an eyeon our website, ciwf.org, for the latest developments.

POWYS MEGA FARM DECISIONDUE ENDMARCH 2013

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STOP LIVE EXPORTS

The last few months have been a roller coaster ride in the battle against liveexports from the UK. Following on from the decision by Thanet DistrictCouncil to suspend the trade in September 2012 and a swift resumption

of the trade from Ipswich, things went quiet in the media.

But Compassion in World Farming has continued working tirelessly behind thescenes, to ensure public concerns about this cruel trade are heard, loud and clear.

RAMSGATE: THE ONGOINGBATTLE AGAINST CRUELTYIn late October 2012, a High Courtinjunction forced Thanet District Councilto re-open Ramsgate port to exporters.Three sailings took place almostimmediately. Ramsgate Council thenapplied for an injunction to make apermanent ban on the grounds thattheir port was not suitable for this trade,but later dropped this due to the costsof proceeding along this route.

The RSPCA, who have been inspectingshipments leaving Ramsgate for manymonths, applied for a judicial reviewagainst the Animal Health and VeterinaryLaboratory Agency (AHVLA) on the basisof a lack of facilities at the port, the levelof inspections at the port, and the inabilityto stop shipments sailing in any weather.

In January 2013, a High Court judge,much to Compassion’s dismay, rejectedthe judicial review and claimed that theAHVLA had no case to answer. At thetime of writing, there is an oral hearingscheduled in late March 2013 to ask for areconsideration. We will keep you postedon the outcome.

THE UK PUBLIC DOES NOT WANTTO PAY FOR THIS TRADECompassion in World Farming continuesto lobby Defra and the National SheepAssociation. We are calling on them totake the necessary steps to end thetrade. The vast majority of the tradeconsists of sheep being sent to slaughteroutside the UK and Compassion believesthat the sheep sector should respectpublic opposition to this trade and endthe export of British sheep as live cargo.

Compassion has also released the resultsof a new YouGov opinion poll whichreveals two-thirds (66%) of the Britishpublic would prefer British farm animalsto be slaughtered in the UK and exportedas meat, with just 6% thinking theyshould be exported live. The Britishpublic currently indirectly subsidisesthe live export trade, as taxpayers fundthe policing of ports and inspections ofthe transporters by government staff.But 62% of respondents in the samepoll thought the companies that exportlive animals should be primarilyresponsible for bearing the cost ofthe trade.

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THE JOURNEY SO FAR

62%of British people surveyedby YouGov said they do notwant their taxes to supportthe live export trade.

In December 2012, a House ofCommons debate took place on theissue and a large number of MPs fromall parties spoke passionately about theneed to end this trade and for it to bereplaced by a trade in meat. A positionfully supported by Compassion.

WHAT NEXT?Compassion believes that our politicianscan END the live transport trade. WhilstDefra claims that it is powerless to stopthe trade due to EU Regulations, thereare a number of steps that can be takenby elected British officials:

• Go to Brussels and press for a changein EU law to allow individual EUMember States to ban live exports.

• Take the lead in pressing the EUto place a maximum limit of eighthours on journeys to slaughter orfor further fattening.

• Amend an 1847 UK Act to enableports to refuse to allow live exportconsignments to use their harbour.

• Press the sheep and dairy sectors toend this trade of their own volition.

• Ensure that the costs of regulatingthe trade, in particular the costs ofpre-export inspections (both at theplace of departure and at the port)are borne by the trade not, as atpresent, by the taxpayer (somethingsupported by the majority of the publicin the recent YouGov opinion poll).

On 21st November, a shipmentleft Ramsgate Port in Force8 winds, with no thoughtfor the animals on board.After 2½ hours of trying tocross the channel, the boat,called Joline, had to return tothe port of Ramsgate and the

sailing was aborted.

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GREECE

SERBIA

BELGIUM

FRANCE

LATVIA

IRAQ

ESTONIA

SLOVAKIA

CROATIABOSNIA &HERZEGOVINA

BELARUS

MOROCCO ALGERIA

LIBYA

TUNISIA

ITALY

POLAND

BULGARIA

TURKEY

LEBANON

ISRAEL

JORDAN

UK

HUNGARY

CZECHREPUBLIC

ROMANIA

LITHUANIA

SPAIN

BORDER EU – TURKEY

IRELAND

COMPASSION’S OPPOSITIONIN EUROPEIn Europe, millions of animals areexported to countries in the Middle Eastand North Africa. In January 2013,Compassion in World Farming, workingwith Eyes on Animals and AnimalWelfare Foundation, released footage ofthe trade passing from the EU intoTurkey. One incident involved bulls beingtransported from Latvia. Having travelledfor 5 days, the animals were then stuckat the border for a further 6.5 days dueto not having had the appropriatepaperwork. Stuck on the truck for almostthe entire period at the border, andunable to return to the EU, they wereeventually allowed to enter Turkey. Theirjourney ended 2,000km further downthe road, in Iraq, where they are likely tohave faced a cruel and inhumane end.

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In February, the campaign to end liveexports took another knock, with theresumption of exports from Ireland toLibya – a country ravaged by warand which the UK Foreign andCommonwealth Office recommendagainst travelling to unless absolutelyessential. Compassion has made strongrepresentations to the Irish Government,who is currently holding the Presidencyof the European Council, asking that itdoes not take on the role of president inany discussion involving the issue ofanimal welfare. This call was echoed byover 20,000 Compassion supporterswho emailed the Irish AgricultureMinister in February as a result of thisawful trade resuming.

For the most up-to-date informationon our Stop Live Transport campaign,please visit ciwf.org

Please write to your MPandMEPs,asking themto urge the EuropeanCommissioner for

Health and Consumersto end the inhumanetrade in live animalsfrom the EU to non-EUcountries,whereEU welfare laws do

not apply.

THE ISSUE OF LIVE EXPORTSIS NOT LIMITED TO THE UKThemap below shows the most common long distanceroutes between the European Union and non-EUcountries, where our welfare laws don't apply.

Cattle exportsSheep exportsAll EU animals to Turkey

Thanks in no small part to decades ofcampaigning by Compassion in World Farming,the treatment of farm animals involved in foodproduction has become an increasinglyimportant issue for food companies. But todate, there has been a lack of consensus on howthe largest global companies should holisticallymanage farm animal welfare issues in theirsupply chains and specifically on how theyshould report on them.

IIn order to address this concern, Compassion hasdeveloped the Business Benchmark on Farm AnimalWelfare (BBFAW) in partnership with the World Society

for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). The Benchmark isthe first global measure of how leading food companiesaddress farm animal welfare. It aims to guide and improvecorporate performance on key farm animal welfare issues,as well as generate greater transparency within the sector.

The Benchmark is designed primarily as a tool for useby investors who can influence corporate policy, butalso for NGOs and other companies and stakeholdersinterested in understanding the welfare performanceof food companies.

The very first Benchmark was launched on 25th February2013 and represents a bold step forward in our workto improve the performance of the world’s leading foodcompanies on farm animal welfare. The initial reportpresents the findings of an independent evaluation of68 leading food companies on their approach to managingand reporting on farm animal welfare issues.

Since its launch, there has been a steady stream of interestfrom the media in thought-leading publications such asthe Financial Times, the Guardian and the Huffington Post.The Director of Compassion-USA, Leah Garces, also reportsan impressive level of interest and acceptance in theBenchmark US, not only from the investor community,but also in the general press and in the NGO community.In essence, Compassion in World Farming really is in theglobal driving seat for farm animal welfare – and reform.

None of this work would be possible withoutyour support. Thank you. To find out more,visit: www.bbfaw.com

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I N S P I R A T I O N

– MARY-ANNE BARTLETT –

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A personal reflection on 20 years of animal welfare campaigning in Irelandby Joyce D’Silva, Compassion in World Farming Ambassador

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In 1992, Mary-Anne set up a very small Compassionoffice in Ireland – our first ever overseas location! As shenow retires, I caught up with her to review her twenty

years of campaigning for farm animal welfare in apredominantly agricultural country, where, back then,farm animal welfare was simply not a recognised issue.

Forging relationships with the farming community wascrucial. Early on, Mary-Anne took a Compassion stall atIreland’s largest agricultural event, the National PloughingChampionships. She initially received angry comments,but over time, many farmers came to respectCompassion, sometimes saying they did not like factoryfarms either. There was only one issue on which theycould rarely agree with her – the export of live animals,which still remains a contentious issue.

Mary-Anne organised protest after protest against thelive export trade – and media interest in Compassion’swork grew in Ireland. By 1995, the leading Irish TVdocumentary programme, Tuesday File, devoted a wholeprogramme to Compassion in World Farming.

Behind the scenes, Compassion also took actionagainst a subsidy of one million Irish pounds given bythe Irish government to fund a new live export ship.The European Commission declared the subsidy illegaland ordered repayment.

Mary-Anne distributed thousands of copies ofCompassion’s Irish educational film, Good for FarmAnimals, Good for Us! to schools and it became widelyused in the Civic, Social and Political Education course.She says it had a massive impact – children would comeup to tell her “I saw your film at my school”.

Due in large part to her persistent lobbying, the Irishgovernment banned velvetting of farmed deer (theprocess by which the velvet is stripped from antlers);and finally set up a Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council– and invited Mary-Anne to join it! At last, farm animalwelfare was being taken seriously. Codes of Practice wereproduced and the Irish government took action such asa ban on the electro-immobilization of animals.

Looking back at Compassion's first Irish newsletter,Mary-Anne is delighted to see that, apart from an endto live animal exports, all Compassion’s 1992 goals havebeen met: EU bans on barren battery cages, sow stallsand veal calf crates and official recognition of animalsas sentient beings.

Mary-Anne achieved so much in her time at the helm.She modestly says it was all due to the credibility of ourevidence, support from Head Office, and Compassion’swonderful supporters in Ireland. But we know she wasan absolute star and changed the Irish scene for ever.Thank you Mary-Anne!

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IN IRELAND

Compassion in Ireland, 1996.Mary-Anne is joined by Boris Johnson'sfather and formerMEP, Stanley Johnson, to support the campaign

for Europe to recognise animals as sentient beings.

All our supporters are wonderful –but we are especially grateful to thosewho remember Compassion in theirWill. Legacies account for a hugechunk of our income and we haverelied on this support to carry outmuch of our work.

But recently this vital source of incomehas been declining. Last year, it was athird lower than just four years ago.As you can imagine, this is aconsiderable financial blow.

If this trend continues, it could have ahuge impact on the work we can doto protect farm animals from terriblesuffering. To stop the misery of factoryfarming, we must be confident thatthe income we need will be there inthe future.

If just 1,000 more supportersremember us in their Will, it will helpus transform the future of millions offarm animals worldwide. You don’thave to be rich to leave a small portionof your estate – and you can evenuse our free Will writing service.

Why not Get in Touch to find outmore? Contact Hannah Child on+44 (0) 1483 521 953 or emaillegacy@ciwf.org

Our annual Walk with Compassionfundraiser is coming up soon – onSunday 12th May. Last year, oursponsored Walkers raised anincredible £3,000. This year, wewant it to be even bigger andbetter than ever – and in as manyplaces as possible!

If you would like to organise or joinin a Walk with Compassion nearyou, please Get in Touch today. It’s agreat way to catch up with friends,meet new people, walk the dog orenjoy some fresh air. And it’s alsoan invigorating way to raise vitalmoney to help factory farmedanimals – so many of whom neverexperience life outdoors..

Compassion staff will also beWalking with Compassion onthe 12th May. If you live nearby,please do come and join us onour 10km-walk around Guildford,Surrey. If you can’t join us orwalking isn’t for you, please Getin Touch to sponsor us!

Raising money and awareness forCompassion in World Farming byway of celebratory giving can makea big impact to our work. Imaginehow many friends and familymembers you could inspire to makea difference to the lives of farmanimals, simply because you haveasked them to donate toCompassion rather than buy giftsyou may not need.

Take for instance, our newly-wedsupporters, Sean and Laura, andsoon-to-be-wed, Lyn and William.They have asked their weddingguests to give money to Compassionin lieu of wedding presents.

Sean and Laura said of their decision:“Our wedding was such a happyday, filled with love and laughterand knowing that the generosityof our family and friends would becontributing to such a good cause,made it even more special”.

If you feel inspired to celebrate aspecial occasion and raise moneyfor Compassion, or you have otherinnovative waysof raising moneyand awareness,please Get inTouch today!

For decades, we have been making the world a better place for millions of farm animals.From ridding Europe of cruel veal crates and barren battery cages, to influencingthe food industry to make changes that benefit millions of animals - we are proud

of what we have achieved together.

Yet none of our work would be possible without our amazing supporters,fundraisers and volunteers. With so much still to do to end factory farming,in Europe and beyond, we need you now, more than ever, wherever you are!

Please Get in Touch and let us know how you are making a diJerence!

WE CAN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCEWITHOUT YOU

WALK WITH COMPASSIONA COMPASSIONATEOCCASION

REMEMBER US –WE NEED YOU!

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“Fast-paced city life, with itscountless supermarkets, ubiquitousfast food restaurants and quick-fixlunch chains might seem a surprisingplace to kick start a food andfarming revolution. However, weknow that our large cities are full ofpeople who care about the foodthey’re eating and the animal welfareissues involved.

In September 2012, Compassion inWorld Farming put three suchLondoners in touch. Each of us hadbeen active members of theorganisation for some time, so wedecided to start a local group – andwe’re so glad we did.

It’s a great opportunity to bringtogether like-minded people – we’vegrown in strength and numbers andhad lots of fun promotingCompassion. For our first event wetook part in Bake with Compassion,

hosting a cake sale in a communitygarden. We raised over £200 and atea lot of cake – so a success all round!We have lots of plans for 2013,including a charity speed-datingnight!

We really are a very friendly bunch,committed to spreading the word ofCompassion in London in a waythat’s positive and enjoyable. We’rekeen for new members, so if you’reinterested, please get in touch andhelp us show that the city doescare!”

For more information about joiningthe London Local Group or a LocalGroup near you, please Get in Touch!

COMPASSIONATE LOCAL GROUPS:

LONDON COLLECTION BOXES

GET IN TOUCH!If any of our ideas have inspired you to

raise money

for Compassion or you would like to take part in

any of our campaign actions,please get in touch,

wherever you are! Farm animals need you!

Telephone:00 44 (0) 1483 521 953 (office hours

9am – 5pm,Monday to Friday)

Email: supporters@ciwf.org

Our little green collection boxesmay look small, but they can raisesignificant amounts of money forCompassion – and with very littleeffort. If you know sympatheticshopkeepers, cafés, pubs and hotelsin your community who would behappy to have one on their counter,please Get in Touch. We can send youa box (or boxes!) for you to give out,and you’ll be spreading the messageof Compassion too!

Written by Carrie Thomas, the London Group coordinator.

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Compassion in World Farming, River Court, Mill Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1EZ, UKTel +44 (0)1483 521 953 Email supporters@ciwf.org Web ciwf.org

Compassion in World Farming is a registered charity (England), registered number 1095050.

On your behalf, Compassion in World Farming works tirelessly toensure farm animal welfare is taken seriously by politicians,

food businesses and consumers.

YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPOSETHE TRUE COSTS OF FACTORY FARMING, CALLING TO ACCOUNT

THOSE WITH THE POWER TO CHANGE OUR FOOD SYSTEM.

THANK YOU.

TO FIX ABROKENFOODSYSTEM

YOU AREHELPING