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A Greener World (AGW) launches high-welfare certification in the UK - 7th Aug 2019

A Greener World, home of Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW, offers meaningful certification and food labels in the UK, hope for market stability Amidst Britain’s uncertain agricultural future, international farm certifier, A Greener World (AGW), is now offering UK farmers high-welfare, sustainable certification through its respected food labels. As Brexit negotiations fail to produce… continue reading

9 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Eat Meat From Factory Farms - 4th Jun 2019

There has been an alarming 26% rise in intensive US-style factory farms in the UK since 2011. In Northern Ireland alone, permissions are currently being sought for 14 new pig factories. One of these would become the largest in the the UK, producing 80,000 pigs per year. This is planned to be built in a… continue reading

Jerome Flynn Battles To Save Game Of Thrones Filming Locations - 3rd Apr 2019

Jerome Flynn, known to many as Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, presents a series of ten 2-minute videos highlighting animal cruelty[1], antibiotics overuse and distorted planning procedures as some of the systemic failures of factory pig farming. Jerome is urging people to sign this petition for an immediate ban on the building of new (and… continue reading

Factory Farming Investment Risks Event at the House of Commons - 7th Dec 2018

A public outcry has currently stalled the planning application for a colossal pig factory near Limavady in the picturesque landscape of Lough Foyle. Over 17,500 people objected or petitioned the Council. Local residents object because of the stench that would come from 18,000 pigs living in confined spaces, the antibiotic resistant bacteria, resulting from the… continue reading

New Film: Pig Business in Northern Ireland (2018) - 31st Oct 2018

90sec Trailer 12min Short Take action We need a ban on the building of pig factories! Take action today. Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland and Farms Not Factories have produced the film Pig Business in Northern Ireland to expose the true costs of pig factories on local peoples’ lives. Should planning permissions continue to… continue reading

Crowdfunder appeal to make new films - 28th Mar 2018

We made it! 23/May/2018 Hello everyone, We did it! We hit our target of £10,000 thanks to all of your support! We’re all over the moon that the target has been reached. We cannot thank you enough for your pledges, support and sharing of our project. The next stage is for us to start sending… continue reading

Stop Limavady Pig Factory - 10th Oct 2017

Object via petitionObject via emailSupport local facebook group The ‘Going for Growth’ action plan by the Northern Ireland Executive to ‘grow’ the agri-food ‘industry’ has spawned a proposal for a huge factory pig farm three hundred metres from the village of Moys and a few miles from Lough Foyle, an environmentally sensitive World Heritage Site…. continue reading

Guest Blog – The Importance Of Pasture Led Farming And Better Food Labelling, by Liz Earle - 3rd Oct 2017

Liz Earle MBE, Founder of Liz Earle Wellbeing and an Ambassador for Love British Food, highlights the importance of pasture led farming and better food labelling Love British Food Fortnight is the ideal time to stop and really reflect on the food we are eating and the choices we are making. I’ve been writing the… continue reading

#StopGlyphosate - 20th Sep 2017

Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides The Agri-activism campaign for Food and Agriculture is asking people to visit their local supermarkets, fill their baskets and trolleys with weed-killers that contain glyphosate, and ask to see the manager. The store managers should be politely informed that glyphosate seriously damages human health… continue reading