“A chicken has a right to be a chicken and peck around outside, free from confinement. Similarly, a river has a right to be a river, free from pollution.” @philip-ciwf.bsky.social explores the growing movement to recognise the rights of nature. Read more 👇 https://bit.ly/4xreYCm

A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL

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Actor Brian Cox has added his name to our #BanLiveExports open letter. Will you join him? Millions of farmed animals are cruelly exported each year, so we’re calling on WOAH to help end this cruelty for good. Join Brian ➡️ bit.ly/3Qi8Lsv

"Our food system faces immense challenges, yet, too often, one crucial part of the conversation is overlooked: factory farming." Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social spoke at the GAF-I 2026 Forum in Kenya today, delivering a powerful call for urgent food systems transformation.

Actor and TV presenter Alan Cumming has signed our open letter to #BanLiveExports... have you? We’ve written to WOAH members, calling on them to help end this inhumane trade and better protect animals. Want to join Alan? Take action now: bit.ly/3Qi8Lsv

Did you know it’s estimated that some 7 billion laying hens are farmed in cages worldwide? Hens are unable to properly perform behaviours that are vital for their welfare, like dust bathing & foraging. Cramped cages cause them much suffering. We must #EndTheCageAge: bit.ly/48JkaVe

Booker Prize-winning author Samantha Harvey has joined our global campaign to #BanLiveExports. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4vnxkUx

Mo Gilligan Eats Fried Chicken Every Day For A Month In New Documentary. Launching today @netflix.com ’Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy’. Honoured to have participated. An important watch for anyone who cares about #foodsystems & consequences for animals, people planet. @ciwf.org.uk

How much do you know about fish and can you spot the lie? 🐟 We’re campaigning to improve the welfare of farmed fish, as they have little legal protection. #RethinkFish

🎉 BREAKING: After over a year of campaigning, with @welfarm.bsky.social, Ethical Farming Ireland, Quatre Pattes, Southampton Animal Action & Dorset Animal Action, Brittany Ferries has announced it will stop transporting live farmed animals from Ireland to France! Learn more: bit.ly/4wvBWrQ

On most dairy farms, calves are separated from their mothers & spend their first weeks in an individual pen. This leads to stress, fear and frustration. @ec.europa.eu must keep its promise to #EndtheCageAge bit.ly/48vD9FD

We can’t fix the climate crisis without transforming our food system and ending factory farming. 👉 Demand action from the EU and sign the Good Food for All European Citizens’ Initiative: bit.ly/4pKYW1X

Climate-friendly food systems are entirely possible – it’s the policy that needs to catch up The Good Food for All European Citizens’ Initiative calls on the EU Commission to transform food production & support sustainable diets Sign the ECI: bit.ly/4pKYW1X

Most dairy calves farmed in the EU spend their first weeks in small individual pens. Calves are social, curious animals – individual pens prevent them from playing & interacting with other calves, causing fear & frustration.

We're deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Oddie, a much-loved supporter of Compassion and a passionate defender of animals and nature. 💚 Read our full tribute: https://bit.ly/3RtbfVz

WE DID IT! 🐙🙌 We’re in Gran Canaria today with NGOs, activists & residents to celebrate our huge campaign win: we’ve stopped the world’s first commercial octopus farm!🐙 Nueva Pescanova’s plans would have been cruel, polluting & unsustainable. Find out more: https://bit.ly/45rhuwd

KFC UK & Ireland has broken its promise to stop serving Frankenchickens. Instead of switching to a happier, healthier slower-growing breed, KFC will continue to serve low-welfare, fast-growing chickens. Tell KFC to #GoForSlow: https://bit.ly/3RpWDX0

1/🐙 MAJOR WIN FOR OCTOPUSES! 🎉 Nueva Pescanova has just abandoned plans for the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria, Spain. This victory follows 5 years of campaigning: 🔎 3 major research reports ✉️ 43,000+ supporter emails ✍️ 130+ NGO & scientist signatures #KeepThemWild

Part 5: Did you know most farmed fish are killed inhumanely? Fish urgently need legal protection to ensure pain-free, humane slaughter. This is an obligation in law for land animals, so why is fish welfare ignored? Find out how you can help #RethinkFish: buff.ly/oert4Tn

🐄 Around 17 million dairy calves are farmed in the EU every year. Most spend their first weeks in small individual pens - unable to play, socialise properly or move freely. /1

We can’t fix the climate crisis without ending factory farming. Demand action from the EU and sign the Good Food for All European Citizens’ Initiative: buff.ly/l1DVicp

Animals deserve compassion and respect 💚🐽

221 million pigs are farmed in the EU every year, where the average mother pig spends around half her life in a cramped, cruel cage. It’s time to #EndtheCageAge Find out more & get involved👇 www.endthecageage.eu/en

We were in Brussels today with @anima-int.bsky.social and the #EndTheCageAge coalition. We erected a cage to mark the five-year anniversary of the Commission’s unfulfilled commitment to ban cages for farmed animals. /1

Five years ago today, @ec.europa.eu committed to deliver proposals to #EndtheCageAge, but so far, has failed to deliver on its promise /1

We join our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social in paying tribute to our Patron, Dame Penelope Keith. We are enormously grateful for her support, compassion and commitment to farmed animals. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. She will be greatly missed.

Philip Lymbery@philip-ciwf.bsky.social · last mo.

So very sad to hear of the passing of our dear @ciwf.org.uk Patron Dame Penelope Keith. We so appreciate all of her support in speaking out for a better life for farmed animals. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with her family at this difficult time.

We're delighted to announce our Global CEO, @philip-ciwf.bsky.social has been reappointed as President of Eurogroup for Animals!

According to the EAT-Lancet report, our food system is pushing our planet to the limit. Change is possible: the Good Food for All ECI calls on @ec.europa.eu to transform food production & support sustainable diets. Sign the ECI: buff.ly/zAGkscn

The conflict in Iran is exposing how fragile our food system is. Many farmers rely on synthetic fertiliser, which is skyrocketing in price. Agroecological farmers offer a solution - building fertile soils with compost, manure, grazing & cover crops. Read more:

"Consumers deserve to know whether the food they buy comes from animals raised outdoors or confined indoors." Our CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social on why honest food labelling matters and why it's needed on meat and dairy products. Read more in the @scotsman.com ➡️ bit.ly/3Ql4che

The @ec.europa.eu promised to deliver proposals to ban cages by 2023, but nearly 300 million animals in the EU are still confined to cages each year. On 30 June, alongside Anima and the #EndtheCageAge coalition, we’ll be in Brussels to call for action. Help us End the Cage Age: bit.ly/48JkaVe