The next pandemic will come from factory farms
Time and time again, we have seen how animal agriculture contributes to disease; with factory farming becoming more aggressive, it could be the next source of a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact, with thousands and thousands of deaths and...
Wild-life trade sparks fresh fears of virus
New research suggests that coronavirus is not dangerous to humans unless multiple strains come together, such as in a wild-life market. The proportion of positives increased as live animals were moved from “field to fork”, suggesting they were picking up...
Continued deforestation will only lead to more pandemics
The harm done to the environment in the name of meat spills over to impact us all, as new diseases are introduced and pandemics occur. In 2013, an 18-month old boy got sick after playing near a hollow tree in his backyard, in a remote West African village. He...
Pandemics will worsen if we keep exploiting animals
Health experts from the UN and the European Food Safety Authority have singled out animals for food as the biggest contributor to infectious disease. Industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases in humans in the past decade – and risks starting...
WWF Pakistan warns against environmental destruction and pandemics
WWF-Pakistan director-general claims COVID-19 “reconfirms how people and nature are interlinked,” and highlights the urgency of environmental protection. Trade and consumption of high-risk wildlife, land-use change leading to deforestation and conversion,...
