NOVEMBER COMPASSIONATE WORLD ROUNDUP BLOG
Why we must keep octopuses wild, the strength of kindness as a superpower, rethinking food and many other farming and nature stories.
Opinion Articles
How food on our supermarket shelves is driving destruction of Amazon rainforest
The COP30 climate change summit in Brazil highlighted the importance of the Amazon to us all
World Kindness Day: Why kindness is the unlikely superpower that can save humanity
In our fractured world, compassion matters more than ever
American Treif
U.S. pig farming favors Big Ag over family-owned farms, federal power over states rights, China over America
How we can end the single biggest cause of animal suffering on the planet
The way we produce food can and should reflect the values of kindness, fairness and respect for life that come so naturally to children
Compassion as our compass: rethinking food for people, animals and planet
A bold new vision for how our food choices can protect health, restore nature and shape a fairer future
What has the United Nations ever done for us?
Amid rising nationalism and geopolitical tension, critics argue the UN is slow, bureaucratic and sometimes toothless, but it remains our best hope for shaping a brighter future
Blogs
Social Media: Top 3 X Tweets
The top story was:
FLOATING NIGHTMARE
3,000 cows trapped at sea for 58 DAYS on stinking, corpse-filled & fly-infested ship that can’t dock due to RED TAPE@TheSun
Over 100 calves have been born at sea on the foul ship, but their fate is unknown
Unimaginable Horror!
The cruel reality of this evil…— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) November 18, 2025
with 82,000 impressions, 1,400 reposts and 1,800 likes
Next:
This must stop! Over fishing is just not sustainable. Our wildlife need food, not the cruelly factory farmed salmon – it’s #madness https://t.co/3U5RefntYq
— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) October 31, 2025
with 29,000 impressions, 634 reposts and 1,300 likes
And thirdly:
Not everyone enjoys fireworks
Be it our pets, horses, farm animals or wildlife, so many are frightened by noise & explosions – sometimes with tragic consequences.
There really is no place for fireworks if it costs lives.#ThinkOfOthers#SilenceFireworks pic.twitter.com/l4PyQfuAf8— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) November 3, 2025
with 19,000 impressions, 564 reposts and 1,600 likes
Upcoming Speaker Events
- 26th Nov: Dalberg, London ‘Towards a Humane Food System: Pathways to Scale’
- 8th Dec: UNEA-7, ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet’
- 21st March 2026: In conversation with Chris Packham CBE, Oxford Literary Festival, Oxford