June Compassionate World Blog Round Up
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From news on Octopus farming, Ban Live Export Awareness Day, Danish fishermen and Puffins, to why cheap supermarket meat is killing the rainforest, plus a whole lot more…
For all the animal, farming, food and environment news from May and June, please use this great update
Opinion Articles
- Will our children heal the world, and will we allow them to?
Sitting on a child’s bed are rows of brightly coloured animals. A blue lizard. A golden lion alongside a purple monkey. - Penguins Are Key Indicators of the Ocean’s Health
In Betty’s Bay, South Africa, one of the world’s wildlife celebrities, an African penguin, was busy shaking herself free from the sea. - How we make food is insane — a conversation with animal advocate and author Philip Lymbery
For Philip Lymbery, the author of ‘Farmageddon’, ‘The Dead Zone’ and ‘Sixty Harvests Left’, we have two choices: change how we feed ourselves or prepare for extinction. - Danish fishermen are posing a new threat to Scotland’s dwindling population of puffins
A ban on commercial fishing for sandeels – on which puffins depend – is being challenged by the European Union - As My Octopus Teacher showed, these creatures are too intelligent to be farmed
The mind of an octopus can be compared to a three-year-old child’s. Are we really going to trap them in barren tanks of water while they await slaughter for food? - Cheap supermarket meat is killing the rainforest & driving people like Osvalinda from their homes
Smallholders like the late Osvalinda Pereira face a campaign of deadly threats and harassment from big companies that produce feed for animals in Europe and China
Blogs
- BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EDUCATION
Why We Must Invest in Education to Tackle Global Challenges - ‘Something is wrong when chicken and chips is cheaper than a salad’
10 Like on Social: ‘Something is wrong when chicken and chips is cheaper than a salad’ – Dame Joanna Lumley Last Friday, Joanna Lumley was back at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford talking about the love she has for all… Read more: ‘Something is wrong when chicken and chips is cheaper than a salad’ - WHY ARE WE STILL BEING TOLD TO EAT MORE MEAT?
Like on Social: The Impact of Government-Sponsored Meat Advertising on Health, Animals and the Environment Why are we bombarded with ads for products we already consume in abundance? This question becomes even more pressing when it comes to meat. After… Read more: WHY ARE WE STILL BEING TOLD TO EAT MORE MEAT? - A Call for Compassion: What We Can Learn From Our Animal Friends
It’s that time of year when we’ve had chance to recharge our batteries and spend time with family and friends, creating memories to take with us into the year ahead.
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The Top tweet was ‘Calf rammed repeatedly by police’
Next it was ‘Please support Ban Live Exports Awareness Day’
And thirdly, ‘End this horror – sea in Faroe Islands turns red as 138 pilot whales slaughtered’
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