Author: Philip Lymbery

From animal sentience to nature's rights, a new idea is taking hold On a sunny Sunday, a crowd gathered on the banks of the River Wye to witness an extraordinary spectacle. A towering puppet Goddess of the Wye presided over a

From animal sentience to the rights of rivers and nature as a whole, a new idea is taking hold

On our fragile food system, the solutions beneath our feet, how a people’s army of animal lovers created a major breakthrough, what our new Prime Minister needs to do, plus lots more news and stories.

A million voices, years of persistence, and a promise that may finally be kept Imagine a world where you didn’t have to think about whether something on a supermarket shelf is okay or not. Where the only choices were good, healthy,

In the UK and Europe, we can finally see the end of the practice of keeping farm animals in cages, with British companies leading the way over eggs from caged hens

Caged laying hens | Credit: Compassion in World Farming The debate sparked by Chris Packham's recent TV remarks has shone a light on a distinction that often gets lost: the difference between industrial factory farming and the many farmers working with

Dairy cows in intensive system | Credit: Martin Kunz The food system that fed the past is now threatening the future National leaders, whether they be Presidents or Prime Ministers, tend to have their work cut out focusing on defence, the economy,

Factory farming was a product of its time, born from fears about scarcity and hunger, but now there is increasing acceptance that it’s time for a change

We trust what we see on supermarket shelves. But when it comes to how our food is produced, that trust may be misplaced. New evidence from a UK Government consultation shows that consumers overwhelmingly want honest, transparent labelling — yet

When the law was changed to require battery eggs to be labelled ‘from caged hens’, people stopped buying them. Other animals deserve the same freedom