CAWF - The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation

Lord Goldsmith receives prestigious Animal Welfare and Environmental Protection award

Yesterday (20 May), the prestigious inaugural Award for Excellence in Animal Welfare and Environmental Protection was presented to the highly esteemed British politician, peer and lifelong environmentalist, The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. The occasion marked Lord Goldsmith’s relentless and vocal advocacy in animal welfare and his support in spearheading an unprecedented major United Nations initiative. The presentation, which took place at a reception in Westminster, hosted by Lord Gascoigne, was well attended by current and former cross-party MPs and Peers, including Defra ministers, parliamentarians, and civil society representatives.

The Future of Food Security in the UK: New Research Reveals Why Factory Farming is Not the Answer

The CAWF report challenges the narrative that factory farming bolsters UK food security, revealing instead how it undermines it—costing taxpayers millions, threatening farmers’ livelihoods, and increasing our reliance on imports.

Scottish parliamentary reception highlights the urgent need for strengthened legal protections for farmed fish

On the 21st January 2025, representatives from the aquaculture industry and animal protection organisations united in the Scottish Parliament to discuss the disparity between the legal protections for farmed fish and farmed land animals, and what the Scottish government can do about it.