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We Won’t Be Taking Cows to Mars – Why Governments Should Embrace the Cultivated Meat Industry

Cultivated meat, known variously as lab-grown, cell-based, or cultured meat, involves growing animal cells in bioreactors rather than conventional farming. This groundbreaking technology offers profound opportunities to sustainably meet escalating global meat demands, effectively addressing ethical, environmental, and economic challenges inherent in traditional livestock agriculture.

6 July 2026

The Foreign Ownership of British Agriculture

Foreign ownership of British farmland is increasing, raising important questions about food security, rural resilience and national sovereignty. While overseas investment is not inherently problematic, the growing transfer of agricultural land into foreign hands risks weakening local control over food production and distancing ownership from the communities that depend on it.

17 June 2026

Ban Live Exports International Awareness Day- Two Years On: Celebrating Britain’s Live Exports Ban While Challenges Remain Across Europe

On International Live Exports Awareness Day, CAWF celebrates Britain’s landmark ban on live exports for slaughter and fattening, while urging other countries to strengthen protections for farm animals.

4 June 2026

Conservatives Should Reject “Save Our Bacon” Provisions in the Farm Bill

The proposed “Save Our Bacon” provision would override state laws restricting gestation crates for pigs. Conservatives should oppose federal intervention that weakens states’ rights, consumer choice and animal welfare standards.

12 June 2026

The UK Is Not the Nation of Animal Lovers We Believe It to Be

The United Kingdom often prides itself on being a nation of animal lovers. This identity is politically powerful and culturally embedded. Yet when measured against the reality of how millions of animals are treated within our food system, it is increasingly difficult to sustain.

4 June 2026

Factory farming has morphed from post-war necessity to modern exploitation

Intensive farming was once essential for Britain’s food security. Today, dependence on imported feed, environmental damage and poor animal welfare show why a new approach is needed.

4 June 2026

Protecting rural Britain means saying no to factory farming

Intensive factory farms are transforming rural Britain. From pollution and fly infestations to threats to family farms, local councillors should scrutinise these developments carefully.

4 June 2026

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We Won’t Be Taking Cows to Mars – Why Governments Should Embrace the Cultivated Meat Industry

The Foreign Ownership of British Agriculture

Ban Live Exports International Awareness Day- Two Years On: Celebrating Britain’s Live Exports Ban While Challenges Remain Across Europe

Conservatives Should Reject “Save Our Bacon” Provisions in the Farm Bill

The UK Is Not the Nation of Animal Lovers We Believe It to Be

Factory farming has morphed from post-war necessity to modern exploitation

Protecting rural Britain means saying no to factory farming