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US government sacrificing wild salmon to make place for agriculture
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed solution to remedy a dispute over the Klamath River shows disregard for wild salmon, suckerfish and endangered coho.
The meat industry’s destruction goes beyond climate change
The meat industry has been working hard to hide the ways in which they destroy our way of life, health and natural environment.
Netherlands under scrutiny for over farming of cows
The Netherlands is having to make big changes to its agriculture industry. Is it possible for major meat producing countries like the US to follow?
Colombian Amazon forest being destroyed by cattle farming
Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found.
The Chinese factory farming dystopia merely reflects America
What the Chinese are doing is emulating and, in a sense, improving on a quintessentially American way of producing meat.
Do you know where your tuna fish comes from?
Most people who buy tuna fish have no conception of the environmental and ethical impact of the industry.
Climate change is fuelled by animal feed
Scientists analysed the effects of animal feed on greenhouse gas emissions and found feeding chickens and salmon is costing our planet in a big way.
How does climate change impact dairy cows?
Increasing temperatures and more frequent heatwaves due to climate change is impacting animals more than we know.
Animal cruelty is built into our food system
Animal cruelty is not just due to a lack of individual empathy. We must address the systemic ways in which animals are exploited.
AI ChatGPT looks down on humanity for killing animals
A Reddit user asked AI marvel, ChatGPT, why humans should stop killing animals and here’s what it had to say.
Could the latest strain of bird flu infect humans?
The new H5N1 strain is causing concern for public health as it is found that this new bird flu can infect mammals.
Next bird flu virus wave set to hit Britain soon
A deadly strain of bird flu has been decimating poultry farms in many parts of the world and will soon arrive in Britain.
Animal agriculture’s emissions are responsible for climate change
A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy shows that methane emissions from animal agriculture are the biggest contributor to climate crisis.
Plant-based meat emits fewer emissions and uses less land, says report
A GFI report shows that plant-based meat puts less strain on the earth and natural resources and is significantly more sustainable than real meat.
Are we heading towards another global pandemic?
The industrial farming of animals is a recipe for disaster. We will prevent the pandemics of the future only when we value life ahead of money.
Most Americans want federal farm funding to go towards feeding humans
A new survey has found that 78 percent of Americans want federal farm funding to prioritize food for people over feed for livestock.
Ireland beef exports must stop if we want to avoid climate catastrophe
As one of the largest beef exporters in the world, and a big methane emitter, Ireland must show better and braver leadership.
Animal agriculture and their hidden environmental atrocities
The meat and dairy industry are hellbent on keeping their environmental pollution a secret and they’re using the law to do it.
Why feminists should be vegan
Animal agriculture is entirely dependent on the exploitation of female animals. If you are an advocate for women’s rights, here’s why you should be vegan.
The EPA could revise rules on livestock farms and pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will study whether to toughen regulation of livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.
The horrors behind the walls of an “ethical” California pig slaughterhouse
Undercover footage from a pig slaughterhouse in California shows the true extent of brutality and questions the claim of “ethical meat”.
Edinburgh signs the Plant-Based Treaty
Edinburgh is the first European capital city to sign the Plant-Based Treaty and climate advocates hope this will put pressure on others to follow.
Are the tides turning in favour of animal rights and the environment?
The animal agriculture industry may be facing changes soon as public sentiment and the law begin to demand better animal rights.
New European Union law could ensure more sustainable agriculture
European Union agrees on a landmark law preventing companies from selling certain commodities in the EU if they’re grown where forests were recently cleared.