Editing Countryside Alliance (section)

=== Food and farming ===
The Countryside Alliance describes the food and farming industry as "nationally important" arguing it is responsible for "generating over £108 billion a year for the UK economy and employing one in eight people. It is particularly important for our most rural areas where farming is often central to the economic and social life of the community as well as playing a vital role in conservation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/Our-Work/Campaigns/Food-and-Farming|title=Food and Farming|website=Countryside Alliance|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

==== Campaign for 'proper' labelling ====
During the UK [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General Election of 2019]], the organisation called for the next government to ensure food labelling showed where an animal was reared and slaughtered for all meat – including that where meat is an ingredient and part of an overall product. It argued "Country of origin food labelling must be mandatory for all processed meat to ensure a level playing field for hard-working British farmers after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/calls-for-government-to-enforce-proper-british-labelling/|title=Calls for Government to enforce 'proper' British labelling|last=Martin|first=Rachel|date=26 November 2019|website=Agriland.co.uk|language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

==== Opposition to Animal Rebellion ====
Following a planned occupation of [[Smithfield, London|Smithfield Meat Market]] in the [[City of London]] in opposition to the [[meat industry]] by animal rights group [[Animal Rebellion]], the Countryside Alliance publicly stated that the group's activities would put the livelihoods of farmers and traders at risk. Speaking to The Telegraph newspaper, The CA's Chief Executive Tim Bonner said: "Their idea of a day out is to cause misery to others. They (Animal Rebellion) mask their political driven agenda by pretending to care about animals. They are fuelled by hatred of people and those that opt for an alternative lifestyle to them."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/31/farmers-could-lose-tens-thousands-vegan-activists-plan-fortnight/|title=Farmers could lose tens of thousands as vegan activists plan fortnight-long blockade of UK's largest meat market|last=Wilford|first=Greg|date=31 August 2019|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 December 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>  A spokesman for the Countryside Alliance attended the occupation on 7 October 2019 to record a public video, opposing Animal Rebellion and calling on consumers to back UK farmers and sustainable meat production.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryside-alliance.org/News/2019/10/Countryside-Alliance-defend-Smithfield-meat-trader|title=Countryside Alliance defend Smithfield meat traders and livestock farmers|website=Countryside Alliance|date=7 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>