Lobby organisation
Compassion in World Farming International
NGO / non-profit · Agriculture & food · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Compassion in World Farming International appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.
In their own words
“Compassion in World Farming was founded in 1967 by a British farmer who became horrified by the development of intensive factory farming. Today we campaign peacefully to end all factory farming practices, and we work in the area of sustainable food systems and reduction in production and consumption of animal products Our political lobbying and campaigning has resulted in the…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2021).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Norbert Lins | GAP, MFR, NRPP |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Veronika Vrecionová | Cage breeding |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Valérie Hayer | Livestock |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Sebastian Everding | Common Agricultural Policy |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Idoia Mendia | Meeting with Compassion in World Farming |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Veronika Vrecionová | Future of legislation on cage breeding |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Krzysztof Śmiszek | Animal Welfare and the problems concerning factory farming |
| 24 Sep 2024 | David Cormand | Animal Welfare |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Veronika Vrecionová | End of the Cage Age |
| 8 Apr 2021 | Martin Häusling | Gespräch zu End the Cage Age |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Anja Hazekamp | Cage-free Working Group |
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