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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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  NATURAL KINDNESS: A BEACON OF HOPE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
  Like on Social: 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… Read more: NATURAL KINDNESS: A BEACON OF HOPE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
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  BRUCE’S BIG BITE: CELEBRATING ‘GOTCHA DAY’ WITH CULTIVATED CHICKEN
  1 Like on Social: 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… Read more: BRUCE’S BIG BITE: CELEBRATING ‘GOTCHA DAY’ WITH CULTIVATED CHICKEN
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  FROM GULF OF MEXICO TO GULF OF AMERICA: THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST BEHIND A NAME CHANGE
  Like on Social: 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.… Read more: FROM GULF OF MEXICO TO GULF OF AMERICA: THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST BEHIND A NAME CHANGE
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  REGENERATIVE FARMING AND COMPASSION: A STAR-STUDDED PANEL AT OXFORD
  21 Like on Social: 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… Read more: REGENERATIVE FARMING AND COMPASSION: A STAR-STUDDED PANEL AT OXFORD
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  ‘Our Naughtiest National Treasure’ Stands Up for Farm Animals
  50 Like on Social: 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… Read more: ‘Our Naughtiest National Treasure’ Stands Up for Farm Animals
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  A Shopping List for Life: A Call for Action on Food 
  Like on Social: Meaningful change requires more than individual action— it demands leadership from governments, businesses and communities too. That was the conclusion of an important event hosted by Compassion at the Oxford Literary Festival entitled, A Shopping List for… Read more: A Shopping List for Life: A Call for Action on Food 

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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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