Why octopus farms are a slippery problem
As a controversial Spanish plan for octopus farming on an industrial scale was dropped, it revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent creatures. In 2022 Nueva Pescanova, Spain’s largest fisheries business, announced it was investing €65m (£56m) in the...
Big banks are funding factory farms while claiming to fight climate change
Development banks are directing billions toward industrial livestock farming, undermining their stated goals on climate, biodiversity and poverty reduction. The World Bank and other large international development banks say they want to provide sustainable food...
Former pig factory farm now a thriving mushroom operation
A family has transformed their former pig farm into a specialty mushroom growing operation and another demonstration hub for The Transfarmation Project. The 1100 Farm is located in Radcliffe, Iowa, the biggest factory farming state in the US, but has swapped pig...
Research suggests that organic eggs are twice as bad for the climate
A study has found that organic eggs have a worse impact on climate as more chickens are needed to produce the same amount of eggs in a free-range environment. According to the study, switching the UK’s entire egg production to an organic free-range model would lead to...
Plans for world’s first octopus farm have been scrapped
A landmark victory for octopuses! Nueva Pescanova, has abandoned their octopus farm project in Gran Canaria, Spain, sparing hundreds of thousands of octopuses. Hundreds of thousands of octopuses have been spared from confinement, suffering, and violent slaughter after...
