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Our mission is to end factory farming. @CIWF_Global for our HQ team Bluesky: @ciwf.org.uk
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Please join @ChrisGPackham and call on @BrittanyFerries to stop live exports ➡️ https://t.co/1OWJEQLAF8
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It's time to #DrawTheLine on caged hens! Find out how you can get involved with the campaign: https://t.co/2pW5QcK93D
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A new study has found that households are willing to pay more to get hens out of cages, with 85% of respondents agreeing there is a moral duty to safeguard animal welfare. Article by @BBCNews. https://t.co/mAcNICzRIg
bbc.co.uk
University of Reading researchers say it could change how animal welfare policies are evaluated.
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"Make no mistake: factory farming is the single biggest cause of animal suffering on the planet. It’s a crisis that demands our attention – and our action." - @philip_ciwf
https://t.co/VLkXYs22VY
scotsman.com
The way we produce food can and should reflect the values of kindness, fairness and respect for life that come so naturally to children
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Every year, millions of tonnes of food crops are wasted on factory farms. Instead of feeding people, they’re fed to animals trapped in cruel industrial systems. Animals that should be fed food humans cannot eat. ✍️ Sign the open letter to global leaders: https://t.co/dPxf7Vs134
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Insect farming is perhaps less sustainable than first thought. A review highlights biodiversity risks, genetic contamination, circular economy flaws and the high carbon footprint of insect petfood as some of the core challenges. Article by @TheGrocer. https://t.co/IknBHsSr8L
thegrocer.co.uk
The study examined 352 papers and found insect farming is not as environmentally friendly as many have touted it to be
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We need to move away from feeding food that humans can eat to factory farmed animals.
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A massive thank you to Miriam Margolyes for taking part in our #DrawTheLine campaign! We're currently collecting hen drawings to represent the 7 million egg laying hens trapped in cages across the UK. Find out more and take part: https://t.co/34EyRFcq8h
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We need to move away from feeding food that humans can eat to factory farmed animals.
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Industrial animal agriculture squanders more edible grain than any other form of food waste. #FoodNotFeed
https://t.co/65uwp3odEv
ladyfreethinker.org
Factory farms aren’t just cruel — they’re the world’s biggest food-wasters. According to a new report from Compassion in World Farming, industrial animal agriculture squanders more edible grain than...
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Factory farming is the #1 cause of food waste globally. 766 million tonnes of grain are fed to animals annually. It’s time to choose #FoodNotFeed. ✍️ Sign the open letter to global leaders: https://t.co/dPxf7Vs134
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"The industry shows extreme disregard for animal welfare... China’s development is in direct conflict with global values.” Jeff Zhou, our China Representative, speaking to Bloomberg on the rise of foie gras exports from China: https://t.co/WNYRalzYSj
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In the UK, 7 million hens are still trapped in cages. Join us in urging the UK Government to end cages for all UK hens once and for all ➡️ https://t.co/rD5FVUJBiU
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Thank you @NadaFarhoud for covering our views on misleading food labelling in the @DailyMirror. Consumers need information on packaging to avoid factory-farmed products.
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Help! The brilliant @ciwf need 700 drawings of hens for a campaign. You don't have to be Picasso and there are some simple suggestions on their page about the campaign and the specs they need for your drawings here https://t.co/6K3w6FXJEl. Stella was singularly unimpressed!
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"Our future depends on treating all life with compassion and respect" Yesterday at the Helsinki book fair, our Global CEO @philip_ciwf launched his book Sixty Harvests Left in Finland - highlighting the importance of a future that benefits people, animals and the planet.
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"At the heart of sustainable change lies a recognition that all life on our planet is interconnected." Today our Global CEO @philip_ciwf did a powerful speech at the Helsinki book fair for the Finnish launch of his book Sixty Harvests Left - a vital read on saving our soils,
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"If it is illegal to produce here, then it should be illegal to import." We're working with the British Egg Industry Council to urge the UK Government to stick to its animal welfare commitments to not allow lower welfare egg imports. https://t.co/ymWzm6wxHm
poultrynews.co.uk
By Nick Allen, chief executive, British Egg Industry Council The latest set of draft proposals from the Defra team looking at fair dealing proposals in the [...]
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DID YOU KNOW: For every 100 calories of grain fed to animals, only 3-25 calories of meat are produced. We could feed another 2 billion people by choosing #FoodNotFeed. Please sign the open letter to the UK Prime Minister to fix our broken food system ➡️ https://t.co/dPxf7Vs134
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When we farm in harmony with nature wildlife returns and crops are more resilient. 🌱🦋 https://t.co/reUtiN7Mox
yaleclimateconnections.org
In “Regenerating Earth,” Kelsey Timmerman journeys from cornfields to the Amazon to meet with farmers who are healing their land.
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SHOCKING: Factory farming is the world's biggest cause of food waste. If we stopped feeding grain to factory farmed animals, we could feed an extra two billion people every year – that’s almost a quarter of the world’s population. #FoodNotFeed
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