Who Cares About Animals?
A special guest blog from Joyce D’Silva Free range hen with her chicks | Credit: CIWF/Xiao Shibai Aristotle’s influence. Aristotle, one of history’s most influential thinkers, had a keen interest in farming. He even penned a detailed guide on how best to raise
START YOUR DAY RIGHT: THE JOY OF THE DAWN CHORUS
https://twitter.com/philip_ciwf/status/1918933530274312469 How Early Morning Birdsong Can Transform Your Mood and Mind First light and the dawn chorus was in full swing, led by the fluty trills and perfect timing of a blackbird. A distant cuckoo chipped in by calling his name, ‘cuc-koo’.
Hostile Habitats: the realities of game-bird shooting’s impact on animals and the environment
Emma Slawinski with a spring loaded trap in Scotland | Credit: The League Against Cruel Sports Today Emma Slawinski, Chief Executive Officer of the League Against Cruel Sports is my guest blogger. Emma has worked in social justice causes for nearly
NATURAL KINDNESS: A BEACON OF HOPE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Exploring the Transformative Power of Empathy and Compassion I’ll never forget when I first met Joanna Lumley, how her natural kindness shone through. As a young lad, I was busy locking this celebrity superstar in a cage for the cameras. She
BRUCE’S BIG BITE: CELEBRATING ‘GOTCHA DAY’ WITH CULTIVATED CHICKEN
Credit: PhilipLymbery / CIWF Exploring the Future of Food with Our Dog’s First Taste of ‘Lab-grown’ Meat History was in the making in our household. To celebrate Bruce’s first ‘Gotcha Day!’, the anniversary of when we rescued him, he was about to
FROM GULF OF MEXICO TO GULF OF AMERICA: THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST BEHIND A NAME CHANGE
From Prosperity to Peril: The Gulf's Untold Story "What's in a name?” Shakespeare's famous line from Romeo and Juliet comes to mind as US President Donald Trump controversially renames the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America. Juliet argued that a
REGENERATIVE FARMING AND COMPASSION: A STAR-STUDDED PANEL AT OXFORD
Engaging with Thought Leaders on the Future of Food and Farming Last weekend, Musician, DJ and regenerative farmer Andy Cato, Dragons Den businesswoman and environmental campaigner Deborah Meaden and I joined television presenter and farm owner Kate Humble at Oxford Literary
‘Our Naughtiest National Treasure’ Stands Up for Farm Animals
Credit: CIWF It was a real honour to welcome Miriam Margolyes OBE to the stage of Oxford’s magnificent Sheldonian Theatre recently to deliver the Memorial Lecture in commemoration to our founder, Peter Roberts. Kindly hosted by the Oxford Literary Festival, the audience
A Shopping List for Life: A Call for Action on Food
From left to right: Prof David Clough, Dr Shireen Kassam, Dr Stuart Gillespie and chair, Joy Carter | Credit CIWF Meaningful change requires more than individual action— it demands leadership from governments, businesses and communities too. That was the conclusion of
SILENT FIELDS: THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL COST OF BIRD FLU
A Heartbreaking Tale of Loss and Resilience Amidst Urgent Crisis Credit: Orchard Organic Farm Earlier this year, for one farming couple, the worst day had arrived: security guards were positioned at entrances to a beautiful organic egg farm. A dozen people in