APRIL COMPASSIONATE WORLD ROUNDUP BLOG
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
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
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
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
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
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
Social Media Top Three Tweets
The Top tweet was
#Octopuses have been thrown onto ice rinks during hockey games for 70 years
Urge the #NHL to enforce stricter punishments for fans who throw animals & tell #DetroitRedWings to take a stand against this horrific tradition#RespectAllLife https://t.co/If6dF9vjU0— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) March 15, 2024
with 75,084 impressions and 7,643 engagements.
Next it was
More than 100 Australian cattle have died on a live export ship to Indonesia — likely one of the highest mortality rates ever reported on an Australian cattle shipment
The live export of animals is outdated, cruel & unnecessary #Australia #BanLiveExport https://t.co/ulLefkAsnw— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) March 26, 2024
with 60,254 impressions and 2,748 engagements.
And thirdly,
Rabbits an Easter favourite have a desperately short life as 2nd most industrially farmed species in EU
The majority, in caged farming systems with little space, cant stretch out, sit with ears erect or get up on haunches
Some can’t even perform a single hop ????#WakeUpWorld@ciwf pic.twitter.com/4Zgjq2zw3z— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) March 29, 2024
with 32,434 impressions and 1,191 engagements.
Up and Coming Speaker Events for 2024
- 22nd April: 5 x 15 speaker event – online recording here
- 12th May: Sunday at 6pm Christ’s College, Cambridge (in person)
- 21st May: Farm Animal Congress in Brazil (online)
- 30th 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
- 31st May: Hay Festival, Wales. (in person) Philip will be speaking about Cultivated Meat with Ed Winters (Earthling Ed) and TV personality Kate Humble.