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Guest blog: When will pigs be treated as equals again?
Today, we’re posting a guest blog written by Hugh Collins, food journalist from our fantastic supporters at GrowEatGather (www.groweatgather.co.uk) -… Read More
3 Reasons Why You Should Take The Pig Pledge Today!
Farms Not Factories is asking people and organisations to join a global movement against animal factories and sign the Pig… Read More
Love pigs, hate animal factories!
We are proud to announce Farms Not Factories’ exciting new project – Love Pigs! We’re making a short film to… Read More
Roundup on Roundup
Glyphosate is a toxic ingredient in Monsanto’s chemical herbicide, Roundup and is used on corn and soya crops. A Massachusetts… Read More
Press Release: Pig ‘factory’ plan thrown out
The decision this week to refuse permission for one of Britain’s first industrial-style farms, housing 25,000 pigs, has been welcomed… Read More
Factory pig rearing doesn’t work – the costs are too high
The Environment Agency’s (EA) decision to refuse a permit for a 25,000 intensive pig rearing facility near Foston in Derbyshire… Read More
Farms Not Factories does PigFest
Last Saturday we wrapped up warm, gathered our piggy materials and headed off to Stepney City Farm in East London… Read More
Guest blog: Making a noise vs creating a Hubbub
Today, we’ve got a guest blog from our wonderful supporters, Hubbub! Hubbub takes a fresh approach to communicating environmental issues,… Read More
5 ways to act locally, support higher welfare and think sustainably this Christmas
1.) Go vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian There are so many delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes which make for an excellent substitute… Read More
Limited edition Vivienne Westwood T-shirts designed exclusively for Farms Not Factories
Activist legend Vivienne Westwood has designed a T-shirt exclusively for Farms Not Factories (featured in Milan fashion week). These limited… Read More
Save our bacon: why we need to conserve rare breeds
Pig breeding since the 1950s has orientated around pigs which produce the best cuts of meat for the lowest cost…. Read More
Awfully good offal
What is offal? The word offal originates from the Middle English meaning ‘refuse from a process’ and refers to ‘the… Read More