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Americans tend to stick their heads in the sands when it comes to the environmental footprint of their food
The reluctance the food of Americans to give up their hamburgers, steaks, meat and sausage is doing terrible harm to the planet
These powerful voices for the animals are making a huge difference
Speaking from the heart with great Joachin Phoenix, spoke to the attendees at the Oscars who were still clueless about Animal Agriculture’s barbarity
€200m Spent on Promoting Meat Consumption – EU
The EU has been criticised for funding campaigns to promote the consumption of meat among European consumers, despite tabling Meat Tax.
Hollywood Hunk Harrison Ford ditches meat and dairy
Hollywood Hunk Harrison Ford says he is no longer eating meat and dairy. “I know it’s not really good for the planet, and it’s not really good for me.”
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In recent years, the rainforest has suffered unprecedented damages as a result of thousand of fires set to clear ground for cattle ranching.
Is Joaquin Phoenix the voice for farmed animals everywhere right now?
He is telling the stories of the forgotten animals who land on our plates every year – stories the animal agriculture industry tries to hide from us.
Our ongoing taste for animals will doom us – be it antibiotic resistance or Coronavirus
The global demand for animal proteins, whether from domesticated or wild animals, is growing and becoming unsustainable.
Which plant-based milk should we drink?
This is a thorny question, and food sustainability experts are reluctant to single out any one plant milk as best because all have pros and cons.
Koalas were already in danger of extinction due to deforestation
Long before the recent record-breaking fires in Australia, koalas were already in danger of extinction due to rampant deforestation.
Over half of consumers in Canada understand harmful impact of eating meat
According to a recent survey, 77{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of Canadian consumers understand the harmful environmental impact of eating red meat.
The ethical guide to eating meat, eggs and dairy
If you have slunk back to burgers after a month of Veganuary, all is not lost. Here’s how British shoppers can track down high-welfare, eco-friendly produce
The next Coronavirus is closer than you think
Public health and infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm about climate change making the risk of other novel afflictions much more explosive.
Cultured meat company in Israel opens visitor centre
As cultured meat moves toward commercialisation, Aleph Farms is opening its doors to show visitors how meat is made without killing animals.
Consumers starting to realise that plant-based is better for the environment
Recent research found 53{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of respondents liked the taste of plant-alternatives and 47{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} believe that plant-alternatives are better for the environment.
NovaMeat’s 3D printed steak is the most realistic yet
NovaMeat, which creates realistic meat alternatives by 3D-printing plant-based proteins, has just developed a new version of its meat-free steak.
France to ban live-shredding of male chicks
France has said that from 2021, the practice of culling male chicks by live-shredding them will be banned in the egg industry.
The dark side of dairy that farmers don’t want you to know
Some 60 per cent of people are completely unaware that to produce milk a cow has first to be made pregnant and deliver a baby; and she has to do it every year, year after year.
Australian wildfires show that animals should not be farmed in these areas
The Australia fires, which began in late October, have burnt more than 26 million acres. They are concentrated in two southeastern Australian states, Victoria and New South Wales, where about 50 million farmed animals are held every year. While also killing one billion wild animals.
What do meat-eaters really think of vegans? The answer might surprise you!
What do meat-eaters really think of Veganism? According to a new study, the perceptions that they have of veganism may well be changing.
Getting to know pigs turned Jon Stewart vegan
on Stewart, American comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and host of The Daily Show for many years, retired to run an animal sanctuary with his wife, Tracey. On Realizing that pigs have individual personalities—and working on opening an animal sanctuary—helped Jon Stewart switch to a vegan diet.
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegan
About 100 million animals are killed for meat in the UK every month – but very little is heard about the people doing the killing. Here, one former abattoir worker describes her job, and the effect it had on her mental health.
The shocking nightmare of transporting animals by sea for slaughter
The current state of sendinf livestock by sea is nothing short of disgraceful. They are driven onto ships that are old and not fit for purpose , suffering journeys that last for weeks with many dying from thirst, hunger and exposure.
Greta rips into world leaders at Davos for doing nothing to stop the climate crisis.
Greta Thunberg, was speaking on behalf of the world’s youth is furious with world leaders for the lack of action on the Climate Emergency.
The Hell and Horror of Live Animal Exports to the Middle East
How the Middle East's water shortage drives demand for live animal imports. The increasingly dry region relies on imports of sheep and cows from as far as Brazil to satisfy the rapidly growing population Cows are waiting in pens, on sweet-smelling fresh straw. They...