FEBRUARY COMPASSIONATE WORLD ROUNDUP BLOG
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
Social Media Top Three Tweets
The Top tweet was
Lovely to watch. No creature should EVER be #factoryfarmed https://t.co/p2pCqC9zxT
— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) February 25, 2024
with 534,313 impressions and 2,600 engagements.
Next it was
Animal cruelty beyond measure, simply for commercial gain
This is #shameful Australia #BanLiveExport @ciwf https://t.co/iyLAgyf2KC— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) February 16, 2024
regarding the live export crisis in South Africa with 43,110 impressions and 1,100 engagements.
And thirdly,
A special plea for animals #StValentinesDay
Animals are a gift in our lives
If you have loved an animal you know that to be true
Let’s strive to never fail our fellow species
To be the voice that cannot be heard
To bring kindness into their world@ciwfhttps://t.co/g8Ts5MoKeT— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) February 14, 2024
with 39,000 impressions and 850 engagements.
Up and Coming Speaker Events for 2024
- 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