Compassion In World Farming Ireland

How Compassion in World Farming - Ireland campaigns

Compassion in World Farming - Ireland campaigns for improved farm animal welfare standards in Ireland. We lobby politicians and the Irish Government for improved animal welfare laws, and do all we can to ensure that existing farm animal welfare legislation is complied with. We raise public awareness about farm animal welfare issues, and ask consumers to use their "consumer power" to encourage shops to stock welfare-friendly produce. We produce educational materials and urge people to inform themselves about farm animal welfare. We also highlight particular farm animal welfare issues through the media.

Compassion-Ireland is represented on the Irish Government's Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council. and we play a very active role on this Council.

Changes in the law.

Compassion-Ireland, in co-operation with our collegues in other countries, is campaigning for improved Irish and EU laws to protect farm animals. Now that the EU has recognised animals as "sentient beings" (sentient beings can suffer and feel pain, and also can enjoy a sense of well-being), Compassion is doing all it can to make sure that the systems and practices that cause farm animals suffering and pain are banned, and improved high-welfare systems are used instead.

Working with politicians.

Compassion-Ireland is working with politicians in Ireland and in Europe to improve welfare conditions for farm animals. We send information on farm animal welfare to politicians, particularly if a farm animal welfare issue is under discussion or coming up for a vote. We provide politicians with information that enables them to support initiatives that will result in higher welfare for farm animals.

Raising awareness.

Compassion-Ireland sometimes holds information stands at particular events, where we display materials that show how farm animals are kept and what the problems are. We promote alternatives that offer a high standard of farm animal welfare.

Resources.

Compassion produces excellent literature on all aspects of farm animal welfare, including an international magazine, Farm Animal Voice.

Compassion-Ireland produces a regular Irish Newsletter. (You can receive our Irish Newsletter by emailing info@ciwf.ie with 'Newsletter' in the subject line.)

Compassion produces educational dvds (mostly available free of charge to schools). These explain the importance of high farm animal welfare standards and look at the way in which farm animals are kept in various types of farm systems, including showing inside intensive farms.

Compassion produces film footage, sometimes filmed undercover, and reports about farm animal welfare problems. Over the years, Compassion-Ireland has produced film footage showing welfare problems in various farm systems used in Ireland.