Organisation: Compassion

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

news

‘A difficult situation became a crisis’

A DIFFICULT situation for pig producers became a crisis at the weekend with the discovery of the dioxin problem, a conference was told in Tullamore, Co Offaly, yesterday.

world

MEPs call for ban on cloned food

business

Irish group joins calf export protest

business

Lobby group to step up campaign against fur farming in Ireland

news

Greens launch fur farming campaign

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Dáil protest demands ban on fur-farming

Farmers seek meeting after export decision

Farm leaders are seeking an urgent meeting with Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh following a court ruling yesterday relating to live animal exports.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Greens wage war on fur farming

MORE than 140,000 mink and several thousand foxes are killed in Ireland each year and their pelts exported, the Green Party claimed yesterday.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2004

Animal rights groups protest outside Irish Embassies

Animal rights campaigners have mounted demonstrations outside Irish Embassies throughout the world today in protest at the duration of live animals transports.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2004

Animal rights groups to protest at Irish embassies

Animal rights campaigners are due to mount demonstrations outside Irish embassies throughout the world today in protest at the duration of live animal transports.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2004

Label law change for eggs

THE farm animal welfare group, Compassion in World Farming, welcomed new egg labelling laws that came into force yesterday.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004

Minister snubs Ireland’s animal welfare group

THE agriculture minister, Joe Walsh, has been quoted recently as saying that the setting up of a new committee to advise on animal health and welfare issues combined with his establishment of a Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) reflects his own and his department’s commitment to dealing effectively and transparently with animal health and welfare issues.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2002