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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 4m

Octopuses are magnificent, intelligent and sentient animals.

That’s why we must keep them wild – free in the ocean, not trapped in factory farms.

Ask your policymakers to sign our pledge: buff.ly/AMr6fit

#ActionForOctopuses

Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 19h

From transforming food systems to tackling climate change, the UN's convening power is essential for people, animals & the planet. 🌏

Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social shares why the UN is our best hope for a compassionate and sustainable future.

Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/NFzEupt

IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE UNITED NATIONS, HERE’S WHY WE’D HAVE TO INVENT IT

Philip at the UN Even Under Fire, the UN Remains Our Best Hope Imagine a world without the United Nations. No global forum for diplomacy, no coordinated response to humanitarian crises, no shared…

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 21h

Jeff shared insights on animal welfare in China, discussing global perspectives, existing gaps, and recent progress, and also introduced Compassion’s work in the country.

Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 21h

Our Chief China Rep Jeff Zhou attended the Animal Husbandry Reception at the German Embassy in Beijing, hosted by Vice Minister Prof. Dr. Markus Schick from @bmleh.de.

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 23h

🚨 CRUELTY EXPOSED: Nueva Pescanova plans to open the world’s first octopus farm & this is how they'd kill them: a slow, painful death in icy water.

Ask your policymakers to keep them wild: buff.ly/AMr6fit

#ActionForOctopuses

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Photo of Compassion in World Farming's undercover footage of octopuses being slaughtered in icy water. A very cruel, slow and painful death. Text reads: There is no humane way to slaughter octopuses. Click the link to help us stop octopus farming.

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 1d

2/ Our Head of International Affairs, Nicholas Ceolin, presented to Member States on the role of animal welfare in sustainable food systems.

Read more: bit.ly/3WyTnas

#WFAatUNGA

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 1d

1/ We’re at #UNGA80 with @wfa.org, spotlighting how animal welfare drives progress on climate, health, biodiversity & livelihoods.

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 1d

This decision flies in the face of animal welfare, science, public opinion & a High Court ruling

Other countries are moving away from this cruel practice - so why is NZ moving towards them? Our joint letter with SPCA
@animalsaotearoa.bsky.social @wfa.org & others asks exactly that: t.co/TZiNky2wVN

A pregnant sow (female pig) inside a farrowing crate. Text reads: New Zealand's government plans to allow farrowing crates indefinitely. We've signed an open letter demanding better. This cruelty has no place in 2025.

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 1d

What I eat in a day farmed octopus edition:

🌏 BILLIONS of wild-caught fish each year, likely taken from coastal communities & overfished oceans

⚠️OTHER OCTOPUSES! The stress of captivity could lead these animals to cannibalism.

Learn more: buff.ly/BP8wzhD

#ActionForOctopuses

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 1d

New Zealand is making a U-turn on farrowing crates, just WEEKS before a ban was due to come into effect.

Confined in these cruel crates, sows can't even turn around, or bond with their piglets 🐖💔

A mother pig inside a farrowing crate - a metal cage so restrictive she can't turn around inside - with her small piglets surrounding her. Text reads: STOP New Zealand's u-turn on cruel farrowing crates.

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 2d

🐙 This #WorldOctopusDay, we’re joining forces across Europe and beyond with @intercids.bsky.social, Aquatic Life Institute & @ciwf.org to protect these wild, sensitive, intelligent beings.

💙 Ask your reps to sign the global pledge to #StopOctopusFarming 👉https://bit.ly/4nHiOmv bit.ly/3KyWM6N

#KeepThemWild - World Octopus Day 2025

On World Octopus Day, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) launched the ‘Keep Them Wild’ global pledge - a call on policymakers to support a ban on octopus farming and halt the expansion of carnivorous aquaculture that threatens animals, ecosystems, and food security worldwide. Together with Compassion in World Farming, Aquatic Life Institute and INTERCIDS, we're joining forces across Europe and beyond to #StopOctopusFarming before it starts. https://action.ciwf.org.uk/page/177326/action/1?supporter.appealCode=ET_UK1025_C_056601&utm_campaign=octopus&utm_source=link&utm_medium=external&utm_term=EFA

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 2d

Today on #WorldOctopusDay, inspiring young advocate Lily explains why octopuses urgently need your help! 🐙

Octopuses belong in the wild, not in farms. Take action & ask your policymakers to sign our global pledge: bit.ly/478yLvO

Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 2d

🚨NEW UNDERCOVER FOOTAGE🚨

This is the cruel slaughter method the world’s first octopus farm Nueva Pescanova plans to use.

Millions of octopuses could suffer a slow, painful death in octopus farms.

Ask your policymakers to keep them wild: bit.ly/478yLvO

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Philip Lymbery @philip-ciwf.bsky.social · 3d

Ghost’s Final Gift: A Call To Keep Octopuses Wild
The story of Ghost has no happy ending & breeding octopuses in intensive farms is both ethically & morally wrong
Help us stand up for the species that live alongside us
#KeepThemWild
#WorldOctopusDay
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GHOST’S FINAL GIFT: A CALL TO KEEP OCTOPUSES WILD

CEO CIWF

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 2d

The EU Parliament just voted to ban everyday words like "burger" & "sausage" for plant-based foods. This will only confuse consumers & slow the protein transition.

We urge Member States to reject this senseless move.

Check out our petition👉 noconfusion.org/petition

#NoConfusion

Stop the EU’s Ban on “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods

Sign now

noconfusion.org

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Eurogroup for Animals @eurogroupforanimals.org · 2d

🐙 Octopus farming would be a disaster - not only for the animals, but also marine life and food security.

On #WorldOctopusDay, we stand with @CIWF_Global and over 120 NGOs calling to #KeepThemWild.

Help us to #StopOctopusFarming - ask your representatives to sign the pledge! 👇

bit.ly/3KDxtjW

Compassion in World Farming launches global Keep Them Wild pledge to stop octopus farming

On World Octopus Day, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) launched the ‘Keep Them Wild’ global pledge - a call on policymakers to support a ban on octopus farming and halt the expansion of carnivorous…

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 3d

🔎NEW REPORT for #WorldOctopusDay
Nueva Pescanova's octopus farm could require 2 BN wild-caught fish in the first year alone. Adding this burden to our already overfished oceans will take food from vulnerable coastal communities 👇
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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 3d

What I eat in a day - wild octopus edition:
These animals can eat up to 3 X their body weight in live crabs, shrimp, lobsters, clams & fish 🦀🍤🐟
But what would octopuses eat if they were farmed?

We’ll reveal the true impacts of octopus farming tomorrow. Stay tuned. 👀 #ActionForOctopuses

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 3d

📈 80% of EU consumers support using terms like veggie burger. So why is the EU trying to ban them?

This would only increase red tape and prevent the shift to sustainable, plant-rich diets.
145+ orgs are saying: there is #NoConfusion. Sign the letter: noconfusion.org

OPEN LETTER | No Confusion over Plant Based Products

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 4d

But “a healthy, sustainable, & just food system is within reach” - Gunhild Stordalen, EAT Forum
Founder & Exec Chair said at the report's launch on Friday. We joined, along with leading academics Drs Walter Willet, Richard Horton & Johan Rockstrom.

Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 4d

Food systems are a major driver of environmental degradation, rising chronic disease & growing inequality. The new EAT Forum
report calls for a shift away from meat heavy diets
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

EAT-'Lancet' commission outlines fairer global diet for feeding planet sustainably

A study published on Friday in 'The Lancet' finds that food systems are a major driver of environmental degradation, rising chronic disease and growing inequality. The report calls for a shift toward ...

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 4d

🚨 Octopus farms are an urgent threat 🚨

Today, we’ve launched a NEW global pledge for policymakers, to rally support for a ban on this cruel & unsustainable industry.

Share this post. Ask your policymakers to sign
bit.ly/478yLvO
#ActionForOctopuses

Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 7d

Did you know pigs are as intelligent as dogs? 🐖

In this brilliant video by @wfa.org, our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social shares why we must celebrate farmed animals this #WorldAnimalDay. #CelebrateAllAnimals

Compassion in World Farming | #CelebrateAllAnimals – World Animal Day 2025

What brought the member organisations of the World Federation for Animals (WFA) to this work? What made us want to speak up for animals? This World Animal Day, WFA is sharing those stories — to show…

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 7d

In case you missed it, earlier this week we gathered outside Brittany Ferries ports in the UK, France and Ireland calling on them to #BanLiveExports on their ships.

This unnecessary cruelty must end.

Find out more: buff.ly/8UnsR26

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Compassion in World Farming International @ciwf.org · 7d

We took centre stage at the UN FAO Global Conference, where our Food Business programme was shortlisted for its trailblazing work embedding animal welfare in sustainable food system transformation. @fao.org
Read more: bit.ly/48LjkLm

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