October Compassionate World Blog Round Up
From news on Octopus farming, Ban Live Export Awareness Day, Danish fishermen and Puffins, to why cheap supermarket meat is killing the rainforest, plus a whole lot more… For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from May and June,
WL Op-Ed: Extinction or Regeneration
It was early morning, and a tractor was pulling a plough. Back and forth it went, ploughing its lonely furrow.
From Battlefield Wounds to Superbug Threat: The Urgency of Tackling Antibiotic Resistance
It was a harrowing story. A soldier from the Ukrainian battlefield had his leg amputated by the NHS because antibiotics could not treat his infection.
Businesses Paving the Way to a Better Future
Yesterday in Paris, we proudly hosted our Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, recognising 49 winners from around the globe for their leadership in farmed animal welfare
How supermarkets help the spread of deadly antibiotic-resistant diseases
Some supermarkets are failing to check whether imported food they sell has been produced with routine antibiotic use – a major factor in the growing global crisis of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
Americans love meat. And despite a whole range of new plant-based alternatives that have hit the market, our appetite for pork, beef and poultry only seems to be growing.
Soils ‘Are Naked, Hungry and Have a Fever,’ Says Farmer
Humans need soil to grow food and survive, but our soil is dying and we only have 60 harvests left to save it, say the many contributors to a new book published in September.
Enough is Enough: How One Word Can Change the World
There comes a time in everyone’s life where you have to put your foot down and say, “enough is enough”. I remember that moment well. I was left shattered and shaking inside. I couldn’t believe what I’d just seen. A
From William Wallace to Cairngorm farmers: How one word can change the world
‘Enough is enough’ is a powerful phrase used by many to protest against situations they find intolerable
The Misery of Merely Existing – the Scandal of Animal Factories
If you only read one article today, 2nd October 2024, World Farm Animals Day, please make it this one. Caged calves | Credit: Compassion in World Farming What is 'quality of life'? What is a life worth living? And who decides? ‘Quality of