February Compassionate World Blog Round Up
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For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from January and February, please use this great update
From news about nitrogen pollution to the live animal export ban, to bringing back beavers and the growth of mega-farms , plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
- Nitrogen: Diet and food waste key to tackling one of the great pollutants of our time
Nitrogen pollution is a large contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss. - We must halt the invasion of the US mega farm to our countryside
Old MacDonald has a lot to answer for. - Beaver releases: Protesting Cairngorms farmers get things out of proportion
Beavers and landowners can sometimes come into conflict but these situations can be managed - 10 years after ‘Farmageddon’ – signs of hope for nature-friendly agriculture
Emergency approval for a bee-harming pesticide by the UK Government has once again sent shock waves through the countryside - Live animal export ban is a resolution the UK Government must keep
Thirty years after protests against live animal exports, the UK is on the cusp of making a historic change
Blogs
- SCOTLAND’S CLIMATE PLAN FORGOT THE FORK – HERE’S HOW WE FIX IT
1 Like on Social: On a raw January morning, I found myself standing in a supermarket aisle watching condensation trickle down the plastic film of imported chicken. Outside, hail rattled the windows. Inside, fruit and veg shone under fluorescent lights… Read more: SCOTLAND’S CLIMATE PLAN FORGOT THE FORK – HERE’S HOW WE FIX IT - A RESOLUTION WORTH KEEPING: ENDING THE CAGE AGE FOR GOOD
21 Like on Social: From cruelty to climate: why better welfare means a better future This year, let’s make a resolution we can all keep: to give the animals in our lives not just a life worth living, but a… Read more: A RESOLUTION WORTH KEEPING: ENDING THE CAGE AGE FOR GOOD - JANE GOODALL: A LEGACY OF HOPE IN A FRAGILE WORLD
87 Like on Social: Turning intellect into intelligence for the year ahead. As the year draws to a close and a new one beckons, it’s a time to reflect on what truly matters and on those who have shaped our… Read more: JANE GOODALL: A LEGACY OF HOPE IN A FRAGILE WORLD - THE DIRTY SECRET BEHIND OUR RIVER CRISIS
Like on Social: Intensive farming, not sewage, is the biggest threat to our waterways – and it’s time for action Nobody likes polluted rivers and everybody wants clean water. In these divided times, river pollution is one of the rare… Read more: THE DIRTY SECRET BEHIND OUR RIVER CRISIS - Hope in Action: How Your Support Transformed 2025 for Animals and Our Planet
Like on Social: Philip reflects on how from global summits to grassroots campaigns, together we turned vision into reality – creating a world where animals are respected, farming is regenerative, and food systems work for everyone. 2025 was a year… Read more: Hope in Action: How Your Support Transformed 2025 for Animals and Our Planet
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Up and Coming Speaker Events
- 7th Feb: Residence Palace, Brussels
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Animal Welfare in World Religion
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, The Politics of Food
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival: Cultivated Meat – will it help our Future?
- 11th April: Harting Society
- 21st May: Farm Animal Congress in Brazil (online)
- 31st May: Hay Festival, Wales