Cow vs Pig Charity Fun Run in Islington

A battle of the biggest beasts in the farmyard!

A herd of cows and a team pigs take to the streets of Islington, North London in the first Freightliners City Farm Cow vs Pig Charity Fun Run. Participants choose a team, collect their animal onesie, get fundraising and then…run, walk, oink or moo their way 5km to the farmyard finish line.

In human form, Freightliners will be recreating the old practice dating from 1860 where animals were herded through the streets of Islington to the world’s largest cattle market.

The cow herd or the pig team who raises the most money to buy food and bedding for the animals at Freightliners City Farm will be declared winners!

A farm – and so much more
Freightliners City Farm, a registered charity founded in 1973, is an open access green space in the London Borough of Islington comprised of a mixed farm, garden, café, classroom and craft workshops. Its aim is to improve education of animal welfare and farming issues and to improve the quality of life for the local community through recreation, social welfare and inclusion. It provides training, apprenticeships and qualifications for young people and help local children excluded from school. The farm is a community project and animal welfare charity wrapped up in to one organisation.