Below is a personal statement / account. Other statements have also been written: London Queers Against the Cuts statement Brighton and Hove Socialist Party statement Peter Tatchell's statement Brighton Love Music Hate Racism statement Brighton...
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Nadine Dorries, Conservative MP, who has voted against equal gay rights in the past, has just successfully proposed a bill to teach GIRLS (specifically) the ‘benefits’ of abstinence from ‘sexual...
opinion by bethgranter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 326 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
Seen a dog you like at Crufts? 46% of dogs (both crossbreeds and pure breeds*) bought in the last two years have suffered health problems and all of the 50 most popular breeds have some aspect of their body that...
created by bethgranter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 408 views | 16 recommendations | 1 comment
The RSPCA are raising awareness of pig welfare issues and trying to educate people about the different labels on pork products and what they mean for pigs. A new Facebook word game incorporates facts about...
created by bethgranter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 350 views | 14 recommendations | 0 comments
More than two years after chicken welfare first hit the headlines with high profile campaigns by Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, new research reveals that people are choosing to buy more...
created by bethgranter | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 218 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
I’m writing on behalf of the RSPCA, raising awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. Right now, the government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number...
opinion by bethgranter | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 312 views | 26 recommendations | 2 comments
The charity Breast Cancer Care is looking for more walkers for its Ribbon Walk which takes place during May and June. There are four walks this year: Blenheim Palace and Cotswold Ribbon Walk - May 30 Scone...
A major advertising campaign for British pork has been banned from further use for misleading the public with claims of ‘very high welfare’ following a complaint made by Compassion in World Farming. The Pigs...
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From 5 February the UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's is no longer selling shell eggs from battery hens. When Compassion in World Farming awarded Sainsbury’s with a Good Egg Award in 2008 it was on the promise of...
created by bethgranter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 379 views | 23 recommendations | 0 comments
If you're in the UK, don’t forget to watch Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too in Channel 4 tonight at 9pm. This compelling programme will reveal what happened when Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall attempted to change...
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