Compassion in World Farming -Ireland started in 1992. It is part of the international
Compassion in World Farming organisation, which was founded in England
and now works to achieve better animal welfare standards in the EU and globally. Compassion in World Farming hosts a European Coalition
For Farm Animals, in which animal welfare groups from the EU (including Compassion in World Farming - Ireland) work together to
improve EU farm animal welfare standards.
Compassion in World Farming - Ireland is represented on the Irish Government's Farm Animal
Welfare Advisory Council . This was established in
2002 as a response to growing public interest in high farm animal welfare standards in Ireland.
Compassion in World Farming campaigns solely for improvements in farm animal welfare. Specifically, we want to see an end to industrialised
farming of animals. We believe that all farm animals should be kept in ways that allow them to carry out their natural behaviours and
that do not cause them suffering or pain.
Compassion in World Farming's Chief Executive for the whole organisation, Philip Lymbery, explains the work of Compassion in World Farming
as follows:
"Compassion in World Farming is working strategically toward a whole food system that is truly kind, caring and
honest - kind to animals; caring for the environment and consumer health; and honestly labelled.
Compassion in World Farming's views about farm animal welfare are based on scientific evaluation of animal welfare. Compassion in World Farming produces
excellent reports on farm animal welfare issues. For a list of these publications, go to the
Compassion in World Farming's UK website resources page.
Compassion in World Farming in the UK also produces high quality educational materials for schools. These are also available to schools in
Ireland, to be used in conjunction with the
Irish farm animal information pages of the Compassion in World Farming - Ireland website. For more information
about ordering educational materials (for Irish schools only), click here.
