Compassion in World Farming

We should wonder…factory or farm?
Thank you very much for showing an interest in my blog. My name is Carenza and I am writing this blog in order to raise awareness for Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and their efforts against intensive farming and other animal welfare issues.

What is intensive farming?
Intensive farming is the phrase used to describe the buildings where farm animals are kept, to produce the products you see on the shelves (cows, sheep, pigs, chickens etc.). You may have heard of battery hens, this is a form of intensive farming. CIWF work to abolish and/or severely reduce intensive farming (otherwise known as factory farming) all over the world, but they can’t do it alone.
The conditions inside some intensive farms are distressing:



• Cramped – hundreds of animals kept in small areas
• Food and water sometimes scarce
• Often packed with disease because of the large number of animals
• Some animals are kept in cages so tiny they can barely turn around
• Many animals born lame or with other deformities/disabilities
• Dark – light, if any, given out by artificial lights. Some animals never see sunlight
• Damp – areas resembling sheds, if the roof leaks not much done about it

Why should you care?
Free range products are thought to:
Taste better AND be healthier for you - factory animals are filled with drugs so they can survive in horrible conditions, the drugs then enter your body through the food.

How can you help?
You could sign up for petitions and emails and/or joining the organisation at http://ciwf.org.uk/! Remember: there’s nearly always an alternative! Most supermarkets sell free range equivalents to any products created using this cruel method.

CIWF have already had success all over Europe such as:
• EU ban on veal crates for calves in 1997
• EU bans battery cages from 2012 (agreed in 1999)
• EU agrees to phase-out sow stalls, bans the tail docking of pigs and introduces the environmental enrichment requirement for pigs in 2001, (the ban on tail docking and enrichment requirement has been in force since 2003), (the sow stall ban comes into force in 2013)

However, the laws are under constant threat. Some of the bans are still not being properly enforced, though they were agreed much earlier on. This is why the CIWF - and partnering organisations like The European Network for Farm Animal Protection (ENFAP), still needs support to ensure the presence of these rules and the safety of the animals.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my blog; I hope you consider getting involved in protecting the rights of animals used in the farming process. I would greatly appreciate it if you could comment answering these questions:- Please also tell me the country where you live (if not UK) and your nearest home town.
1. Had you heard of CIWF before reading my blog?
2. Do you now feel more informed about the topic?
3. Would you now be inclined to make a donation and/or support CIWF?
4. Would you be prepared to inform your family and friends about the issue?

Thanks again!
Carenza