‘Apocalyptic’ global food crisis is being exacerbated by factory farming of grain-fed animals
These are deeply chilling times with the war in Ukraine and the enormous impact it is having on all affected....
23 May, 2022
Big Table Round Up – May 2022
This Roundup blog includes all the news and animal welfare activity from April and May.
From penguins to Dame Joanna Lumley, from the Ukraine war to the resulting food crisis, and from the loss of our iconic birds to cultivated meat and the importance of good food for all.
Please do catch up on the articles, blogs and extensive social media support for all these stories, plus so much more.
Opinion Articles
Farming intensification has hit barn owls hard, but it doesn’t have to be this way
High above a hilltop woodland, shapes were dancing in the darkening sky, like giant butterflies. There were about 40 of them, a silent flurry of swirling wings and tails....
09 May, 2022
Worried about the rainforest? Woodlands much closer to home are being trashed
“You did what? And when we can’t even afford meat?!” exclaimed my mother when my dad told her he had been given too much change – 50p – after a shopping trip. ...
25 April, 2022
Why isn’t decent food a basic right for everyone?
“You did what? And when we can’t even afford meat?!” exclaimed my mother when my dad told her he had been given too much change – 50p – after a shopping trip. ...
11 April, 2022
‘I’m a Dame by name but I’m still the same!’
Joanna Lumley’s got a grand new title, but her outspoken views on parenting, the pandemic and lazy politicians are as Ab Fab as ever...
04 April, 2022
Blogs
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WHAT DESTRUCTION OF LOCAL TREES TAUGHT ME ABOUT INVESTING IN OUR ROOTS
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION: CAN CULTURED MEAT BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR FOOD?
Why we must scale down rather than scale up, for the well-being of animals, people and planet
‘Impassioned, erudite, amusing….just fabulous’; Dame Joanna Lumley takes to the stage for Compassion
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Social Media
Wishing #SirDavidAttenborough a wonderful 96th birthday today
An incredible human who has spent a lifetime bringing the wonders #nature into our homes and standing up for our incredible planet 🌱🪲🐬🦅🦏#LivingLegend pic.twitter.com/iZ8Ndh9V9j— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 8, 2022
Celebrating the gorgeous donkey on#WorldDonkeyDay ❤️ pic.twitter.com/g8TsCOxoq7
— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 8, 2022
So emotional @JaneGoodallInst #NatureBeauty https://t.co/fUmp8BofAO
— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 14, 2022
Dame Joanna Lumley calls for creation of new minister to stop animal testing
Well done #JoannaLumley
Such a wonderful voice for all animalshttps://t.co/ZkPhyLfTml via @MetroUK— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 23, 2022
All life is connected and all life deserves #respect and #compassion, however small 🐛🪲🐝 🕷 pic.twitter.com/6rbuMQ41NT
— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 28, 2022
Speaker Event
On Thursday 23rd June at 4.30pm Philip will be speaking at Groundswell, the hugely successful The Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference at Lannock Manor Farm, Hertfordshire.
The Groundswell event provides a forum for farmers and anyone interested in food production or the environment to learn about the theory and practical applications of Conservation Agriculture or regenerative systems.
Philip’s seminar is titled ‘How To Avoid Farmageddon & Reach A Nature-Friendly Future’ and he will be introduced and interviewed by journalist, author, presenter and photographer, Matt Stadlen.