THE BIG READ
These articles require a bit more time to digest, but they are worth getting into! Settle in for some thought-provoking reading.
10 alarming facts about overfishing
Many people who decide to begin eating more responsibly, continue to eat fish or other sea animals. Here are ten alarming facts about overfishing. Read more
How the Western diet has derailed our evolution
A healthy gut hosts a number of micro-environments. It seems that burgers and fries have nearly killed our ancestral microbiome. Read more
Eating someone
Farmed animals have personalities, smarts, even a sense of agency. Why then do we saddle them with lives of utter despair? Read more
Top 10 reasons not to eat pigs
PeTA’s top 10 reasons to keep pork off your fork and put delicious Babe-free alternatives on your shopping list instead. Read more
Why your brain doesn’t register the words ‘climate change’
If you want to get people to care, try “climate crisis,” suggests new research from an advertising consulting agency in New York. Read more
A new generation of activists are taking the lead on climate change
As scientists make increasingly dire predictions about the future habitability of the planet, climate activists are being radicalised at younger and younger ages. Read more
Climate change is altering the landscape for the American farmer
More extreme weather patterns in the midwest over the coming decades may further damage small-scale commodity and meat producers. Read more
‘You did not act in time’: Greta Thunberg’s full speech to MPs
Read the full text of the speech Greta Thunberg gave to MPs at the Houses of Parliament. Read more
10 animals we are eating into extinction
From eel and sturgeon to pangolin and turtle, hundreds of species are threatened by human hunger or greed. Read more
The environmental cost of eating meat
Cow burps and farts are speeding up climate change. Here’s what you need to know about eating beef in 2019. Read more
The suffering of fish
Fish are gentle, sensitive, intelligent, and complex creatures – yet we massacre them in their billions. It’s time to speak out about the hell these creatures endure. Read more
Why do we hate our planet so much?
Every day we make choices that affect the planet and its inhabitants – usually negatively. We all need to re-examine our lives and make better, more conscious choices. Read more
The RSPCA doesn’t prevent cruelty to animals – it promotes it
Through its Assured label, the RSPCA literally gives its seal of approval to mechanised farms and slaughterhouses, in return for funding. Read more
Don’t be angry at those who kill for sport if you are still eating meat
Why are killings by trophy hunters greeted with outrage and fury, but the killings of farm animals slaughtered for meat each year not? Read more
Meat isn’t just murder, it could mean Armageddon
Meat and dairy industries are on track to become the world’s biggest contributors to climate change. Read more