ANIMAL AGRICULTURE NEWS
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Five reasons to quit meat for good
Animal agriculture has wide ranging negative impacts on the planet including animal suffering and environmental degradation.
We must stop eating meat if we want to save the planet
Consumers must consider cutting meat out of their diets and opting for meat alternatives in order for us to stop climate change.
Now there are plans for octopus farms!
Not only are we slaughtering more animals than ever before, but we are also adding new kinds of animals to those we already farm, including octopuses.
Government must stop funding meat and dairy
The meat and dairy industry continues to receive subsidies despite its impact on human health and the natural environment.
Quitting meat can slow down climate change
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Pet food that doesn’t hurt the planet, is it possible?
Currently pet food relies heavily on animal-based proteins. Here are three different ways in which pet food is going greener.
Eat for the future by adopting a Climatarian Diet
The plant heavy Climatarian Diet is believed to reduce human impact on the environment and has the potential to halt climate change.
Will new restrictions on the lobster industry help to save whales?
The lobster industry is a massive hazard to whale conservation. New restrictions have been put into place with the aim of curbing its damage.
The expansion of factory farming in Africa is cause for concern
While factory farming is most prevalent in the Global North, it is gaining traction in Africa, and animals are paying the price.
Animal Welfare Certification aims to improve animal welfare, but does it?
Animal welfare certificates aim to improve the living conditions of animals farmed for meat and dairy, but are they misleading the public?
The biggest lie the meat industry tricked us into believing
Slaughterhouses claim to be humane. If slaughterhouses were truly humane, wouldn’t we take our pets to them when they needed to be euthanised?
Meat industry furious at Spanish minister for revealing harmful aspects of factory farming
Spanish Minister Alberto Garzón speaks out on the harmful environmental impact of importing meat from unsustainable factory farms.
Peru’s fish oil industry is a destructive force
Most fish oil found in fish oil pills is sourced from Peruvian anchovetas, leaving the species at risk of being wiped out.
Unregulated salmon industry likened to factory farming
The salmon farming industry is bad for the environment and fish. There are lots of suitable plant-based alternatives for sustainably-conscious consumers.
UK bound Australian beef a source of deforestation
Post-Brexit deal could bring Australian beef into UK supermarkets. Australian beef has been linked to habitat destroying deforestation.
India has an animal agriculture problem
As big companies take root in India, methane levels are rising. But little attention is given to animal agriculture when it comes to cutting down emissions.
Over a million farm animals die in British Columbia due to climate change
Chickens, cows and pigs drown as massive flood storms ravage British Columbia. This is the most recent of three climate disasters in BC since July.
South Africans must ditch meat-heavy diet
Dominic Naidoo explains why South Africa must reduce meat to fight climate change after attending the UN Climate Change Conference of Youth.
Rich people are causing climate change, shouldn’t they pay to fix it?
The wealthiest 10% who contribute the most towards climate change, should be taxed to ensure there is money to fund climate change solutions.
Wild horses become scape-goats for animal agriculture
Thousands of wild horses culled in the US after being blamed for climate emissions, despite evidence showing animal agriculture as largest contributor.
Post-COP26 coalitions that are tackling food systems head on
From agroecology to soil health and conflicts over natural resources, can these targeted campaigns build on the UN’s first food systems summit?
Cruelty on French pig farm revealed
Undercover footage has revealed horrific cruelty on a French farm that distributes the pork to some of Britain’s biggest suppliers, such as Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons.
The cunning marketing behind Big Meat
Big meat brands use hidden meanings behind their advertising to fuel meat consumption in an attempt to slow plant-based change in society.
Unethical treatment of farm animals is a cause of climate change
Unethically farming animals in order to satiate a large demand for animal products is one of the driving forces behind climate catastrophe.