Compassionate World

Why octopus farming threatens animal welfare and ocean health Ghost came from the waters of British Columbia weighing only three pounds. Since then, this extraordinary giant Pacific octopus has been captive in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Giant Pacific

The Butterfly that feasts on decay – and dazzles us all Did you know there’s a butterfly that prefers cowpats, rotting animal corpses and dirty nappies to flowers?  Surely with preferences like that they must be brown, perhaps even ugly? But

How many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler?

What Ethiopia Taught Me About Food, Hope and Humanity What has been your summer highlight this year? Beach trips with the kids, a getaway somewhere exotic, or gorgeous evenings with a glass of something cool? Mine was the unexpected serendipity of

Wimbledon and the green scent of cut grass hung in the humid air. There was not a breath of wind. Jugs of Pimm’s filled empty glasses. Cream spilled gently over the reddest of strawberries. Top tennis seeds dressed all in

Will Harris of White Oaks Pasture, USA who turned his back on factory farming to pursue regenerative farming Three Principles to Fix Food and Save the Planet Summertime and the cows could not be looking happier. They were out roaming the fields

Hope in Bloom: Rediscovering Nature’s Power to Heal By day, the bright purple lavender was awash with bees.  The sound of their humming strong and constant in the heat of the sun.  White butterflies, gently floated above the fragrant flowers and

The Truth About Salmon, Seabirds, and Sustainability Sandeels – Vital food for puffins Early summer on Scotland’s most northerly island of Unst, Shetland. Gannets, fulmars and puffins patrolled the cliffs, their calls echoing over slopes dotted with sea pinks. But beneath this

Live calves being exported for veal production History Repeats Itself – At Animals’ Expense Sometimes, it feels like we’ll never learn. That our mistakes of the past are just waiting to resurface, to be repeated all over again. That our promises to

From Factory Farms to Forest Loss: The Hidden Crisis Behind Our Food Choices Sometimes, it hits you in the quiet moments - a walk through a once-bustling woodland now eerily still, the Buddleja ‘butterfly’ bush with no butterflies, or the absence