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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from November and December, please use this great update

From news about the live animal export ban, to the importance of kindness, and from the COP28 landmark declaration to One Health, plus a whole lot more…

Opinion Articles

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  COP28 climate change summit saw landmark declaration that should dramatically affect what we eat
  At least 158 countries, including the UK, EU, and US, agreed that tackling climate change means that food consumption and production ‘must urgently adapt and transform’
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  Why “One Health” and animal welfare is key to sustainability for people and the global ecosystem
  I was taking the night train to Nanyang in China’s Henan province and spent the last hour before I reached my destination looking at mile upon mile of maize, or corn as it’s often known.
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  COP28 climate change summit must tackle the shocking amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by farming
  Up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions globally are caused by food and the way it is produced
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  UK live animal export ban looks like it might finally happen
  Refrigerated lorries mean there is no need to send animals on 60-hour journeys to be slaughtered
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  These regal birds gave me goosebumps as I watched them return against all odds
  It might sound like a space-saving idea, but more than half of the UK’s cropland is devoted to feeding farm animals kept in cages

Blogs

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  A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL
  Like on Social: 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… Read more: A RIVER’S RIGHT TO BE A RIVER AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US ALL
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  THE END OF THE CAGE AGE IS NOW FINALLY IN SIGHT
  Like on Social: 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… Read more: THE END OF THE CAGE AGE IS NOW FINALLY IN SIGHT
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  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FARMING AND FACTORY FARMING
  25 Like on Social: 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 nature, animals and the… Read more: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FARMING AND FACTORY FARMING
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  ENDING FACTORY FARMING BY 2040: WHY IT’S ESSENTIAL AND HOW WE GET THERE
  Like on Social: 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, public health and the… Read more: ENDING FACTORY FARMING BY 2040: WHY IT’S ESSENTIAL AND HOW WE GET THERE
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  HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
  9 Like on Social: 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,… Read more: HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
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  IRAN WAR SHOWS HOW FRAGILE OUR FOOD SYSTEM REALLY IS
  What this Conflict Reveals About Our Dangerous Dependence on Fertiliser

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New Speaker Events for 2024

• 7^th Feb: Residence Palace, Brussels
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Animal Welfare in World Religion  
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, The Politics of Food
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture
• 16^th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival: Cultivated Meat – will it help our Future? 

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