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Europeans lack awareness of fish farming practices

A survey reveals that most Europeans support better welfare for aquatic animals, but lack awareness about fish sentience and farming practices. The welfare of land-based farmed animals is a well-known concern, but what about the billions of aquatic animals in our food...

How Trump’s new administration will affect food systems

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Elysabeth Alfano discusses how the new US administration’s focus on food systems and climate change will drive bipartisan support for food innovation and sustainability. Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an advisor to a food innovation ET, and a...

99% of seafood contaminated with microplastics, study finds

AnimalAgri, GoodNews, HealthyLiving

A new study reveals that 99% of seafood samples contain microplastics, underscoring the widespread contamination of our food system and its potential health risks. The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and...

Sweden shuts down mink farms

AnimalAgri, GoodNews

In a significant step for animal welfare, the last mink farms in Sweden are expected to be shut down by June 2025. In a significant step for animal welfare, the Swedish government has followed through on its 2023 commitment to provide decommissioning aid to shut down...

Vegan pioneer, Andy Shovel, turns his focus to animal welfare

AnimalAgri, GoodNews, VegansInNews

Andy Shovel is launching an animal welfare organisation that he hopes will do as much for animal rights as his previous venture did for non-meat bacon. Shovel’s career to date has been, you might say, a journey. A little over a decade ago he was working on the...

Denmark embrace a world-first plant-based plan

ClimateChange, AnimalAgri, GoodNews

An agreement between farmers, politicians and environmental groups in Denmark led to a €170m action fund for plant-based food. Plant-based foods are the future.” That is not a statement you would expect from a right-wing farming minister in a major meat-producing...