The leading farm animal welfare charity:

Compassion in World Farming was founded over 40 years ago in 1967 by a British farmer who became horrified by the development of modern, intensive factory farming.

Today they campaign peacefully to end all factory farming practices. They believe that the biggest cause of cruelty on the planet deserves a focused, specialised approach – so they only work on farm animal welfare.

They are immensely proud of what they have achieved so far:

• -Their award winning undercover investigations have exposed the reality of modern intensive farming systems and brought the plight of farm animals to the attention of the world's media
• -Their political lobbying and campaigning has resulted in the EU recognising animals as sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and suffering. They have also secured landmark agreements to outlaw the barren battery cage for egg-laying hens, narrow veal crates and sow stalls across Europe
• -Compassion in World Farming’s Food Business team is working with some of the world’s biggest food companies - retailers, producers and manufacturers. The companies they work with are a key part of the drive towards a more ethical and sustainable food supply. Their Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards are already benefitting millions of animals each year. 342 million animals are set to benefit each year as a result of their Good Award winners’ policies.

Impact:

They are one of the leanest, most cost-effective global charities who achieve extraordinary things with the resources gifted to them by their supporters.

Compassion’s campaigns have already seen the beginning of the end for many of the worst aspects of factory farming – the banning of barren battery cage for hens; the end to near-permanent confinement of sows; the abolition of the horrifically restrictive veal crate. The EU has listened to their voice and enacted legislation on all these issues. And, to date, their tough, pragmatic engagement with leading food firms from McDonald’s to Unilever is set to benefit over 342 million farm animals every year.