Ready, set, stampede!
Herds of people dressed as cows, pigs, donkeys and sheep will take to the streets of Bath on Sunday 10th May to raise vital funds for Farm Animal Welfare.
WSPA exports Model Farm practices
WSPA has launched an international campaign to spread awareness of humane and sustainable farm practices to developing countries where the practice of cruel, intensive factory farming is exploding.
Sarah and Elizabeth stampede for farm animals: will you join them?
Sarah and Elizabeth will be taking part in the WSPA City Stampede; a brand new fun run to raise money to help improve the lives of farm animals around the world.
Farm animal victory in the USA
WSPA congratulates member societies the Humane Society of the United States and the Farm Sanctuary for their work, along with other US-based animal welfare groups, in improving the lives of thousands of farm animals.
Last call for runners
During 2009 WSPA will be lobbying the Australian government with new evidence of the economic benefits of transporting frozen and chilled meat from animals that have been killed humanely in Australia.
Defra decision on chicken welfare
Defra will now allow broilers to be stocked at 39kg/m² (up to 19 chickens/m²), which at least puts a minimum limit on the amount of space each chicken should have – something that was previously missing from UK chicken farming legislation.
WSPA launches 'not in my cuppa'
Nocton Dairies have proposed an intensive, industrial dairy operation that will house 8,100 cows in 22 acres of indoor sheds stretching the length of seven football pitches.
Pig welfare under television spotlight
WSPA supporters are being urged to tune into Channel 4 and More 4 for a fascinating insight into the pig farming industry across Europe.
Battery Eggs
WSPA UK Regional Director, John Gray, said, “WSPA commends this inspirational move by Sainsbury’s to significantly improve their animals welfare policy and look forward to other supermarket chains following suit to make battery caged birds a thing of the past .
Luke is latest to join the City Stampede
Luke will be taking part in the World Society for the Protection of Animals’ (WSPA) City Stampede, a brand new fun run to raise money to help improve the lives of farm animals around the world.
Thank you to our stampeding farm animals!
Nearly sixty people from across the UK donned pig, cow, sheep and donkey costumes and joined in the first ever fun run to promote the WSPA’s farm animal welfare work around the world.
Factory farming encourages global poverty
A new report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) says that far from benefiting those suffering from poverty and hunger - as once promoted by Governments and Development Agencies - factory farming is actually part and parcel of the poverty problem.
Cloned cow milk exposes industry problems
Claims across the UK press in recent news that milk from up to 100 cloned cows may have made its way into the British milk market, exposes many issues which affect every single person who drinks milk in the UK.