Press & in the news For press enquiries, please contact: info@farmsnotfactories.org 15th Dec 2019 – Game Of Thrones Star Jerome Flynn Speaks Out For Animals Vegan News 14th Dec 2019 – All animals should be treated with respect Farming Life 10th Dec 2019 – GoT Star Jerome Flynn Gets In a Cage Just Like Your Bacon Live Kindly 29th Nov 2019 – Campaign Targets Low Welfare Pigmeat/ The Scottish Farmer 28th Aug 2019 – 10 MINUTES with… A PIG WELFARE CAMPAIGNER Country Living 15th Jul 2019 – Game of Thrones’ Bronn (Jerome Flynn): Animal Agriculture the BIGGEST Contributor to Climate Change! RT 13th Jul 2019 – Game of Thrones’ Bronn (Jerome Flynn): Extinction Rebellion The Start of a Young People’s Revolution RT 29th Apr 2019 – How reassuring are food assurance labels? BBC Radio 4 13th Apr 2019 – Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn wants to stop mega-farms being built on GoT filming locations Country Living 2nd Apr 2019 – Large-scale pig farms could ruin Game of Thrones scenery – Flynn RTE 1st Apr 2019 – Game Of Thrones actor Jerome Flynn makes a scene over rise of ‘pig factories’ The Times 1st Apr 2019 – Large pig farms could ruin Game Of Thrones scenery says actor Jerome Flyn The Irish News 31st Mar 2019 – Game Of Thrones cast member warns of threat to beauty spots from large-scale pig farming Belfast Live 31st Mar 2019 – Large pig farms could ruin Game Of Thrones scenery, says Jerome Flynn Shropshire Star 31st Mar 2019 – Large pig farms could ruin Game Of Thrones scenery, says Jerome Flynn Yahoo News 30th Apr 2019 – Large pig farms could ruin Game Of Thrones scenery, says Jerome Flynn Express & Star 3rd Dec 2018 – Celebrities take pig farm protest to Westminster Daily Mail 3rd Dec 2018 – Celebrities take pig farm protest to Westminster Express & Star 3rd Dec 2018 – Celebrities take Northern Ireland pig farm protest to Westminster Belfast Telegraph 3rd Dec 2018 – Celebrities take pig farm protest to Westminster AOL 4th Dec 2018 – Games of Thrones actor leads protest against NI pig farm plan Farming UK 15th Nov 2018 – Auditor calls for an investigation into anaerobic digester subsidies BBC News 15th Nov 2018 – Northern Ireland agri-firms could make billions milking scheme branded ‘RHI on steroids’: claim Belfast Telegraph 13th Nov 2018 – Green energy plants planning concerns BBC News 13th Nov 2018 – Muck for Brass Source Material 11th Nov 2018 – Business Incentive Scheme Dubbed “New RHI” Will Be Devastating To NI Say Environmental Campaigners BAM Northern Ireland 29th Oct 2018 – Pig farms: Film raises concerns over large-scale production BBC News 18th May 2018 – Campaigners voice worries over livestock Belfast Telegraph 14th January 2018 – Margo Stilley continues to shock in new role playing a prostitute wooing a scruffy-looking Bill Oddie Daily Mail 21st November 2017 – Bill Oddie takes aim at cheap sausages in Farms Not Factories ad campaign The Grocer 31st August 2017 – Northern Ireland pig megafarm plan faces opposition over antibiotics The Grocer 25th July 2017 – Mega-farms’ devastating effects go far beyond the chicken shed The Guardian (print) 25th July 2017 – Mega-farms’ devastating effects go far beyond the chicken shed The Guardian 29th June 2017 – The Truth Behind the Pork We Eat The Independent 27th June 2017 – Celebrity chefs are happy as pigs in Shoreditch Evening Standard 27th June 2017 – This little piggy didn’t go to the supermarket Pebble Magazine 24th June 2017 – I sent the first of my four pigs to the abattoir. Now I feel a pang of guilt Irish Times 23nd June 2017 – Celebrity campaign to highlight pig welfare Meat Info 23nd June 2017 – South Cumbria farmer joins forces with celebrity chef to tackle cruel pig factories North West Evening Mail 23nd June 2017 – Buy from Farms Not Factories say top chefs Eat Out 22nd June 2017 – Have you seen the little Piggies? Evening Standard Pictures of the Day 22nd June 2017 – Rooting for real farms celebrity chefs buy from farms, not factories FMCG Magazine 22nd June 2017 – Celebrity Chefs Show Support For Farms Speciality Food Magazine 1st February 2017 – Londoner’s Diary: Lord George Porchester swaps Downton Abbey for dining The Standard 21st September 2016 – To stop antibiotic resistant superbugs, keep off factory farmed meat! The Ecologist 6th September 2016 – Brexit negotiators urged to examine tougher rules on farming antibiotics The Guardian 29th July 2016 – Not just cruel to pigs – farmers are the other victims of intensive animal farming The Ecologist 24th July 2016 – Meet the militant marchioness: Armed with a camera and sheer bravado, this rebel aristocrat flouts the law on a daring mission to save PIGS from the sickening conditions they endure on British farms Daily Mail 17th May 2016 – What are Dominic West, Sadie Frost, Sting and other celebrities turning their noses up at now? Evening Standard 16rd May 2016 – We Are What We Eat Huffington Post 15th May 2016 – Join Celebrities and #TurnYourNoseUp at Factory Pig Farms Care2 13th May 2016 – Pigs on a journey The Guardian 13th May 2016 – The Tube was filled with pigs at rush hour The Metro 12th May 2016 – Pity the poor little piggies! Daily Mail 12th May 2016 – Jeremy Irons eyes up a pig as he throws support behind Turn Your Nose Up campaign Evening Standard 12th May 2016 – #FarmsNotFactories will challenge how you eat meat The Metro 12th May 2016 – First fish now poor pigs: Leftie luvvies force themselves on porkers for animal rights The Express 12th May 2016 – Celebrities back campaign to end ‘inhumane’ treatment of pigs in ‘factory farms’ Belfast Telegraph 12th May 2016 – Why 65 celebs have joined Lady Worcester’s Turn Your Nose Up campaign against factory pig farming Western Daily Press 12th May 2016 – Celebrities back campaign to end ‘inhumane’ treatment of pigs in ‘factory farms’ Independent.ie 12th May 2016 – Celebrities back campaign to end ‘inhumane’ treatment of pigs in ‘factory farms’ Express & Star 12th May 2016 – Loose Women viewers praise Leslie Ash’s glam new look as she walks unaided for the first time in 12 years The Sun 11th May 2016 – Overuse of antibiotics in pig factory farming causing antibiotic resistant superbugs in humans, campaigners warn The Independent 11th May 2016 – Leslie Ash talks about MRSA struggle Loose Woman 23rd December 2015 – Factory farms lie at heart of drugs crisis Yorkshire Post 27th February 2015 – Appeal likely as 1,000-a-week pig unit blocked Food Manufacture 27th February 2015 – Campaigners cheer rejection of pig farm The Courier 26th February 2015 – Big stink! 24,500-pig factory farm defeated The Ecologist 26th February 2015 – Rejection for intensive pig farm The Scottish Farmer 24th February 2015 – Pig ‘factory’ plan thrown out Farming UK 24th February 2015 – Environment Agency Turns Down Pig Farm Permit Application The Pig Site 24th February 2015 – Proposal for one of Britain’s first industrial style pig farms rejected Meat Management 8th January 2014 – Developers urged to scrap plan for US-style pig farm in Derbyshire The Guardian 2nd December 2013 – Pig farm plans opposed by Ministry of Justice Ashbourne News Telegraph 29th November 2013 – Ministry of Justice objects to Foston pig unit The Pig Site 17th August 2013 – Pigs: a very British obsession The Guardian 26th June 2013 – Council upholds objection to mega pig farm scheme in Foston The Guardian 26th June 2013 – Foston pig farm changes rejected by Council Derbyshire Telegraph 14th June 2013 – This little piggy went to Foston’s mega pig farm The Independent 10th June 2013 – Pig farm plans ‘need research’ Ashbourne News Telegraph 7th June 2013 – Residents unite against pig farm plan This is Derbyshire 7th June 2013 – Residents protest against proposed pig farm Meatinfo 28th May 2013 – Pig farm plans ‘have only been tweaked’ Ashbourne News Telegraph 27th May 2013 – Mega pig farm plan stirs up opposition in the UK Arc2020 15th May 2013 – Pig ‘Super-farm’ plans ‘tweaked’ Derby Telegraph 13th May 2013 – Forget badgers. I we really care about animal welfare, it’s time to put a stop to mega-farms The Independent 12th May 2013 – Editorial: Who needs mega-farms? The Independent 12th May 2013 – Campaigner warn against the rise of ‘mega-farms’: Could massive pig, fish and dairy units harm the environment? The Independent 10th May 2013 – There is nothing gentle or gradual about building a new 25,000 unit mega pig farm Huffington Post 8th April 2013 – A blow to small farmers The Grocer 4th April 2013 – Pig farming in trouble again Farming News Daily 11th March 2013 – Food is so much more than just another industrial commodity The Guardian 14th February 2013 – Horsegate will run and run Huffington Post 11th February 2013 – Foston pig farm given extra time on proposals BBC News 9th February 2013 – Pig farm bosses told to withdraw their scheme Uttoxeter Advertiser 3rd February 2013 – Buy local and you’ll avoid horse burgers Mail on Sunday 5th February 2013 – Anger after pig farm is given time extension Burton Mail 30th October 2012 – Bond backs campaign against Derbyshire Mega-farm Farming Online 30th October 2012 – ‘Bond’ backing campaign to halt pig farm proposal Burton Mail 29th October 2012 – Petition fighting plan for huge pig farm hits 25,000 signatures This is Derbyshire 26th October 2012 – Roger Moore fighting Derbyshire giant pig farm plans ITV Central 12th October 2012 – MPP award dismissed by animal rights group Meat Info 10th October 2012 – Foston mega-farm decision could be delayed until 2013 Farming Online 14th February 2012 – Pig development could breach human rights The Pig Site 13th February 2012 – Controversy continues over ‘mega’ pig farm at Foston BBC News 13th February 2012 – Another pig of a problem Human Rights Blog 13th February 2012 – Human rights claim against Foston pig farm Meat Info 11th February 2012 – Town kicks up a stink over ‘titan’ pig farm The Independent 10th February 2012 – Mega pig-farm could breach human rights, council warned The Guardian 4th February 2012 – Protest continues against Foston’s pig farm proposals This is Derbyshire 4th November 2011 – Government Health Agency Agrees Mega-Farms Are A Health Risk Wired 3rd November 2011 – Mega pig-farm plan suffers blow Meat Info 2nd November 2011 – Blow for mega pig-farm as plans fail to gain council approval The Guardian 1st November 2011 – Concerns raised over Foston proposals: weight of opposition has not eased with EA withdrawal Farming Online UK 1st November 2011 – US-style ‘mega’ Foston pig farm could still be halted says Soil Association The Ecologist 29th October 2011 – Group fighting pig farm denies setback This is Derbyshire 28th September 2011 – Protests Mount Against Vast Industrial pig Farm Huffington Post, Politics UK 27th September 2011 – Anti super-pig farm campaign launches new drive Meat Trades Journal 1st August 2011 – Top lawyer wades into pig ‘mega-farm’ debate Farmers Weekly 1st August 2011 – QC steps in to defend Foston pigs Farming Online 1st August 2011 – Bloody Sunday QC weighs in for pigs of Foston mega-farm The Grocer 12th July 2011 – Online support for anti mega-pig farm grows Meat Trades Journal 29th June 2011 – Residents pack town hall for pig farm meeting Uttoxeter Advertiser 25th June 2011 – Potential ‘mega’ pig farm problems shown in film Burton Mail 22nd June 2011 – Pig farm protesters hold meeting to rally support Uttoxeter Advertiser 20th June 2011 – Giant factory pig farms aren’t just morally wrong. They’re making us ill The Sunday Mail 19th June 2011 – Wire star Dominic West fears Britain will take up ’shameful’ US-style factory farming The Telegraph 16th June 2011 – Wire star farm protest ITV National News 16th June 2011 – The Wire star joins fight against ‘barbaric’ plans for huge pig farm This Is Derbyshire 15th June 2011 – Wire actor Dominic West joins Foston pig farm protest BBC News Derby 15th June 2011 – The Wire star Dominic West backs Foston pig farm protest BBC News Derby MORE Share This Page