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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from March and April, please use this great update

From news on ending the cage age and climate change, to why eating insects won’t save the planet, plus a whole lot more…

Opinion Articles

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  1M hens thought to be crammed in cages in Scotland
  Groundbreaking plans by the Scottish Government would end the ‘cage age’ of farming for good
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  With Europe the world’s fastest-warming continent, lack of action on climate change is stark
  Growing crops to feed bugs for humans to eat does not make sense, particularly when insecticides are wiping out hundreds of thousands of species
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  Why eating insects won’t save the planet
  Growing crops to feed bugs for humans to eat does not make sense, particularly when insecticides are wiping out hundreds of thousands of species
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  How David Attenborough’s encounter with wild mountain gorillas had a happy ending
  When naturalist David Attenborough met Poppy, a young mountain gorilla, and her family, their future looked precarious. But the story turned out to be a source of hope
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  Ending Farmageddon
  After almost 20 years as CEO, I’ve learned that the way you lead constantly has to change. I’ve come to see too that embracing kindness is a much-needed strength.

Blogs

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  End of the Olympics? How Climate Change & Diets are Threatening the Future of Sport
  Like on Social: With the Paris Olympics now done and dusted and the Paralympics hotting up to a climax, the big question is, could we be seeing the last of big sporting events? After all, the intense heat felt in… Read more: End of the Olympics? How Climate Change & Diets are Threatening the Future of Sport
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  For The Love Of All Life
  6 Like on Social: Why we must face and act on the crisis facing humankind, animals and our planet A special guest blog by Joyce D’Silva and Carol McKenna The Food Crisis  It’s a world of crises. Crises which are… Read more: For The Love Of All Life
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  Sumatra’s Dwindling Elephants And How Everyone Can Help Them
  Like on Social: ‘We are really scared for our children,’ a villager told me. ‘What if they are playing while we’re away? Who will help them?’ There had been a raid last night in this northern Sumatran village of Bangkeh,… Read more: Sumatra’s Dwindling Elephants And How Everyone Can Help Them
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  WHY SPOIL OLYMPIC HIGHS BY SERVING FOOD FROM FORCE-FED GEESE?
  Like so many top sporting events, this year’s Paris Olympic Games has had plenty of highs and lows.
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  After Covid Failures, How Prepared Are We For The Next Pandemic?
  Like on Social: UK and Scottish governments were inadequately prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a ruling by the UK Covid Enquiry. The public inquiry found that they had “failed their citizens” by not doing enough to properly plan… Read more: After Covid Failures, How Prepared Are We For The Next Pandemic?

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Up and Coming Speaker Events for 2024

• 22^nd April: 5 x 15 speaker event – online recording here
• 12^th May: Sunday at 6pm Christ’s College, Cambridge (in person)
• 21^st May: Farm Animal Congress in Brazil (online) 
• 30^th May 2:30-3:15pm: Philip will be delivering the keynote lecture (online) at the fourth annual UK Animal Law Conference to be held in Birmingham
• 31^st May: Hay Festival, Wales. (in person) Philip will be speaking about Cultivated Meat with Ed Winters (Earthling Ed) and TV personality Kate Humble.

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