Big Meat company, JBS, could break Amazon deforestation pledges – again
The world’s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers. Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are cleared to raise cattle, and scientists warn this is pushing...
Drone evidence leads to legal settlement over misleading marketing
Drone photography has been successfully used as evidence in a consumer deception lawsuit against an egg producer in the US. The case resulted in a $287,500 settlement with Alderfer Poultry Farm, Inc. which includes the company removing all “free-roaming” claims from...
Plant-based egg alternatives thriving amidst soaring egg prices
The US egg industry is in crisis with the shelves empty of traditional chicken eggs, but for plant-based brands like Just Egg, business has never been better. The egg situation in the US is not getting any better. Prices are soaring, bird flu is still rife, and the...
Brittany Ferries to resume live animal exports
More than 100 celebrities and scientists are calling on Brittany Ferries to drop plans to resume live exports of animals. In a reversal of the company’s 30-year refusal to transport young calves from the UK to Europe, Brittany Ferries has announced it will now carry...
Bird flu spreads globally, devastating wildlife and farms while posing a rising human threat
Bird flu (H5N1) is wreaking havoc worldwide, killing millions of animals, spreading through farms and wildlife, and posing a growing threat to humans as it evolves. Bird flu is a quickly evolving disease currently spreading like wildfire through the dairy industry,...
