29 Jan Why factory farming is not just cruel – but also a threat to all life on the planet
It’s time the world woke up to the real impact of modern, industrial farming, says Philip Lymbery, author of Farmageddon and the Deadzone - The Guardian....
29 Jan Calls to reform food system: ‘Factory farming belongs in a museum’
Stop the Machine aims to put an end to methods of farming that are endangering biodiversity and wildlife the world over - The Guardian...
24 Jan 15,000 SCIENTISTS ISSUE DIRE WARNING TO HUMANITY: ‘TIME IS RUNNING OUT’
With every passing day, evidence of the need for change in the way we feed ourselves mounts. The latest warning comes from a letter signed by an unprecedented 15,000 scientists warning that humanity faces ‘vast’ misery if it doesn’t urgently adopt environmentally sustainable alternatives to...
24 Jan Support For Changes To Food & Farming in the Heart of Europe
I’m hugely excited to share the podcast from my recent discussions with MEPs and campaigners at the European Parliament. I was in Brussels for a round table discussion on the need for total reform of farming across the European Union, and...
24 Jan The Future of Food and the Science of Survival
I’m delighted to share my latest podcast from the pioneering Wilderness Festival of music, food, science and the arts held earlier this month in Oxfordshire. I was invited to talk about how humanity’s obsession with cheap meat is driving countless species...
24 Jan Behind the scenes at Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards
I am thrilled to share with you my latest podcast, taking you behind the scenes of Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards (GFAWA), held earlier this month in London, where leading food businesses from across the globe were celebrated for their...
24 Jan New Podcast Series provides Food for Thought
I am delighted to announce the release of my first podcast aimed at offering behind the scenes insights into Compassion’s work with influential and inspiring people, who are working to transform food and farming so that it works for animals, people...
06 Dec OUTCRY OVER MISGUIDED CHIEF VET’S DEFENCE OF CAGES
One day, in the not too distant future, we will look back on the practice of confining farm animals in cages and ask ourselves how society ever allowed that to happen – how did we ever permit such cruelty to become normal? Progress has been slow...
25 Nov IKEA WITHDRAWS COMMITMENT TO HIGHER WELFARE CHICKEN
At a time when multiple companies are committing to higher welfare chicken across the globe, I’m at a loss when two of our major food business partners - who have traditionally been leaders in farm animal welfare – are taking a sideways step for chickens. I...
24 Nov NEW REPORT REVEALS HIDDEN COST OF BRITISH FOOD
“Industrially produced meat and milk are cheap at the supermarket checkout” due to"an economic sleight of hand", as Compassion’s Chief Policy Advisor explained in a compelling presentation at our recent conference. "We’ve devised a distorting economics that takes account of some costs, such as housing and feeding animals, and...