WWF charity officials are absolutely chuffed with the response to this year’s Earth Hour, where millions of people around the world joined forces to highlight public support for action on climate change. The now an annual global event crossed all seven continents in 125 countries, with more than 4,000 cities and towns taking part, making it the biggest switch off ever. People were asked to sign up and switch off their lights for one hour at 8.30pm on Saturday 27th March 2010, and boy did they do so in great numbers!

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WWF UK is absolutely over the moon that ‘Operation Tram’, INTERPOL’s targeting of the illegal trade in medicines that contain protected wildlife products, has seized millions of pounds worth of illegal medicines. The contraband, worth more than 10million Euro’s, has resulted in many arrests across the globe during the international operation.

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Compassion in World Farming is appealing to companies across the globe to put a stop to the millions of animals being transported huge distances, only to be slaughtered. long distance transport is not only cruel and inhumane, but also totally unnecessary.

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Compassion in World Farming’s Chicken Out campaign is for people who believe that chickens deserve a free range life and should not be couped up in battery farms. More and more people across the globe are choosing free range eggs, with sales up by 35% on last year alone.

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More than a quarter of a million dairy calves were exported or shot at birth last year after being deemed surplus to the requirements of the dairy and beef industry. This statistic is worrying the Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) charity, who have been campaigning for better animal welfare for nearly 40 years. Female calves [...]

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