“Every day there is a new confirmation of how destructive, inefficient, wasteful, cruel and unhealthy the industrial agricultural machine is. We need a total rethink of our food and farming systems before it’s too late.”
For 25 years Philip has worked extensively on animal welfare issues, wildlife and the environment. He is a recognised thought leader, his lectures taking him across the globe to meet and exchange ideas with like minded specialists, experts and individuals.
He regularly commentates in the media and on speaker platforms about the global effects of industrial farming and has been listed by The Grocer as one of the food industry’s most influential people.
A Global Biodiversity Crisis
“Factory farming to provide ‘cheap’ meat is not only the biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet, it is also a major driver of wildlife declines. It causes deforestation, soil erosion, marine pollution dead zones and drives species as diverse as jaguars, elephants and penguins to the brink of extinction.”
LATEST NEWS
Latest #Media – Why isn’t decent food a basic right for everyone?
Latest #BigTable podcast – Philip talks to Peter Egan about Veganism
Latest Guest podcast with Philip – Balancing Biodiversity with Agricultural Development
Latest #BigTable blog – What have penguins got to do with factory farming?
Dame Joanna Lumley shared the stage with Philip on Saturday 2nd April, to deliver the 2022 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture. She delivered an outstanding lecture on ‘The True Meaning of Compassion’. If you missed it, please use this link to view a film recording
Chris Packham CBE, delivered the Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture at The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on Sunday 7th November 2021. If you missed the lecture, please do watch it here.