OCTOBER COMPASSIONATE WORLD ROUNDUP BLOG
From up to date news on the horror of Octopus farming to the urgency of tackling antibiotic resistance plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
WL Op-Ed: Extinction or Regeneration
It was early morning, and a tractor was pulling a plough. Back and forth it went, ploughing its lonely furrow.
How supermarkets help the spread of deadly antibiotic-resistant diseases
Some supermarkets are failing to check whether imported food they sell has been produced with routine antibiotic use – a major factor in the growing global crisis of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
From William Wallace to Cairngorm farmers: How one word can change the world
‘Enough is enough’ is a powerful phrase used by many to protest against situations they find intolerable
How biggest animal welfare reform in history will free 300 million from cages
Extraordinary coming together of farmers, campaigners, food industry figures and experts in the EU should result in around 300 million pigs, laying hens, calves, geese, ducks and quail no longer being kept in cages every year
Why climate change is an ‘existential threat to sport’
Rising temperatures are reducing the number of places where the Winter Olympics can be held, while making the summer games dangerously hot for athletes
Blogs
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From Battlefield Wounds to Superbug Threat: The Urgency of Tackling Antibiotic Resistance
The Misery of Merely Existing – the Scandal of Animal Factories
Why Europe’s Newfound Consensus on Food and Farming Matters to You
End of the Olympics? How Climate Change & Diets are Threatening the Future of Sport
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Social Media: Top 3 X Tweets
The Top tweet:
THE MISERY OF MERELY EXISTING – THE SCANDAL OF ANIMAL FACTORIES
If you only read one article today #WorldFarmAnimalsDay pls make it this one
In our modern world there has never been a more urgent need for the healing power of #compassion & #kindness@ciwf https://t.co/VSPBs6qhIZ— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) October 2, 2024
with 33,500 views, 240 shares and 355 likes
Next:
Octopuses are remarkable (8 legs, 3 hearts, blue-green blood & much more) & proposed farming of them @PescanovaCorp is completely at odds with everything we understand about the species & what we know to be morally right
We must https://t.co/MAQAX6Qm30#WorldOctopusDay ???? @ciwf pic.twitter.com/Zt0glNYlYY— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) October 8, 2024
with 28,000 views, over 860 shares and 2,200 likes
And thirdly:
Wyoming considers changes to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
What is wrong with us???
Why is there this strong desire to harm and destroy sentient fellow species by any means possible
It’s #heartbreaking #tragic #WorldAnimalDay https://t.co/Z0lWwCQvEV— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) October 4, 2024
with 21,000 views, 670 shares and 1,309 likes
Upcoming Speaker Events
- 29th Oct: World Conference on Animal Welfare in the Sustainable Agri-food Systems (ICCAW) China
- 1st Nov: 8th Good Food Summit, China
- 22nd-23rd Nov: Sustainable Food Conference in Somerset
- 26th Nov: Green Business Form in Istanbul
- 31st Jan, 2025: Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, with Dame Joanna Lumley
- 29th March 2025: Peter Roberts Lecture, Spring Oxford Lit Festival