July Compassionate World Roundup Blog
For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from June and July, please use this great update
From the farming of insects to animal welfare in world religion, and from lab grown chicken to chalk streams, plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution?
Like the Scottish uplands, England’s chalk streams have become an iconic destination for many countryside lovers
Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet
Raising animals intensively for food is the biggest source of animal cruelty on the planet. It also happens to be a major emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible for up to 37 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature
Pesticides and the ripping up of hedgerows and flower meadows has turned much of our countryside into a wildlife desert in recent decades
US approval of ‘lab-grown chicken’ could be game-changer for efforts to halt decline of nature
Meat grown from stem cells promises to emit fewer greenhouse gases than traditional agriculture
The deep joy of getting up early and watching the natural world unfold
Getting up early is full of rewards as the natural world activates and clear thoughts are unlocked
Live animal exports: UK Government just dropped its planned ban on practices that belong in the Dark Ages
The Conservatives had promised in their manifesto to stop the barbaric practice of sending young calves and other animals on horrific, over-long journeys abroad
Blogs
Social Media Top Tweets
637,000 tweet impressions in July
“I think sometimes we need to take a step back and just remember we have no greater right to be here than any other animal.”
Sir David Attenborough#WildForLife pic.twitter.com/tinikw2Rcx— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) July 29, 2023
with 85k impressions
Blood of Pregnant Mares Fuels Factory Farming
Pregnant mares are forced to endure constant cycles of pregnancy & abortion to produce the hormone PMSG (used in the pig industry)
Double cruelty!
The way we treat animals is truly terriblehttps://t.co/k62GON94cZ via @sentient_media— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) July 15, 2023
with 75k impressions
Insect Farming is not going to save the planet: Philip Lymbery @TIME
It’s the growing band of organic & regenerative farmers not the latest insect farm, that should receive our appreciation
For their way is the real way to feed the world & save the planethttps://t.co/8qcK4AiKMs— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) July 27, 2023
with 35k impressions
Latest Speaker Events for 2023
- 16th Jan: 5 x 15 online ‘Earth Convention’
- 9th Feb: Toppings, Edinburgh
- 15th Feb: Toppings, Bath
- 21st Feb: Romney Street Group, Pall Mall
- 23rd Feb: Probus, Petersfield
- 22nd March: NYC Bar Association Animal Law Committee
- 25th March: Peter Roberts Lecture, Oxford Lit Festival
- 26th April: Alt Protein Project, Jesus College Cambridge
- 11/12th May: Extinction Conference, London
- 29th May: Hay Festival, Wales
- 4th June: Peter Singer, Hackney Empire
- 24th June: Wealden Lit Festival
- 24-26th July: UNFSS+2 Stocktake, Rome
- 6th August: Wilderness Festival
- 13th Sept: Mi-CAN, Midhurst
- 19th Sept: European Vegan Summit (online)
- 30th Sept: Ferrara internazionale Festival, Italy
- 3rd Oct: Food Systems Conference, Turkey
- 10th Oct: Kindfest
- 13th Nov: Ark Global Summit
- 23rd Nov: Animal Welfare Intergroup Meeting, Strasbourg