Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation

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.

The Hidden Harms of Factory Farms: New Research Reveals How They Cost Taxpayers Millions

At a time when small farms face immense pressure and mounting challenges, our report highlights how factory farms pose a further threat to their survival. Over the past decade, small family farms in the UK have been increasingly replaced by fewer, larger facilities housing tens of thousands of animals in intensive conditions – commonly referred to as factory farms. While these industrial facilities claim to deliver cheap meat and improved food security, the reality is far more complex.