
Compassionate World Blog Round Up – October 23
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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from September and October, please use this great update
From the game-changer that is cultivated meat to ending the cage age, and from the magic of nature to the sentience of animals that share our world, plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
- The Case for Lab-Grown MeatIn September 2019, the International Space Station was undertaking an extraordinary mission: to produce the first beef in space.
- ‘Ghost food waste’ is another reason why the UK must ban rearing of farm animals in cagesIt 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
- Animals are sentient. Just ask anyone who knows about cowsInsects are fascinating, trees make us happy and sea eagles are just magical
- From Glasgow’s Ruchill Park to Costa Rica, the beauty of nature can lift your spiritsInsects are fascinating, trees make us happy and sea eagles are just magical
- How food poverty is being fuelled by our obsession with factory-farmed meatNearly 800 million people are going hungry even though there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone
Blogs
- NATURE’S BREAKING POINT: HOW OUR DIETS ARE DEVOURING THE PLANET5 Like on Social: 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… Read more: NATURE’S BREAKING POINT: HOW OUR DIETS ARE DEVOURING THE PLANET
- Who Cares About Animals?2 Like on Social: A special guest blog from Joyce D’Silva 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 and feed farmed… Read more: Who Cares About Animals?
- START YOUR DAY RIGHT: THE JOY OF THE DAWN CHORUS9 Like on Social: 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… Read more: START YOUR DAY RIGHT: THE JOY OF THE DAWN CHORUS
- Hostile Habitats: the realities of game-bird shooting’s impact on animals and the environmentLike on Social: 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 25 years, 15 years of which has been in animal welfare. Whilst… Read more: Hostile Habitats: the realities of game-bird shooting’s impact on animals and the environment
- NATURAL KINDNESS: A BEACON OF HOPE IN CHALLENGING TIMESLike 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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