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Compassion as our compass: rethinking food for people, animals and planet
October 17, 2025
What has the United Nations ever done for us?
October 3, 2025
Why return of stunning butterfly that prefers cowpats to flowers is a real sign of hope
September 19, 2025
Why choosing a sandwich for lunch is a serious moral issue
September 5, 2025
From Live Aid to Food Aid: A journey of compassion and change
August 22, 2025
August 8, 2025
How record-breaking extreme weather is killing millions of farm animals
July 25, 2025
How our obsession with meat is wasting food that could feed two billion people
July 22, 2025
Nature at the helm
July 11, 2025
Here’s why birds and insects are disappearing all across Scotland
How fish farming is devastating marine life with a single salmon consuming up to 350 wild fish
June 27, 2025
100 years of refrigeration – why are animals still transported live?
June 13, 2025
The causes of coral reef collapse – and how to save our ‘rainforests of the sea’
June 8, 2025
Why the food we eat will determine the future of life on Earth
May 30, 2025
I got up early to experience wonderful dawn chorus. Here’s why you should too
May 16, 2025
Children’s word of the year is a reminder that humans were born to be kind
May 2, 2025
My dog Bruce tried UK’s first lab-grown meat – and his verdict was emphatic
April 18, 2025
Donald Trump’s celebration of ‘Gulf of America’ hides dead zone the size of Wales
April 4, 2025
Why the threat posed by bird flu is a ticking timebomb for humanity
March 21, 2025
How factory farms produce ‘ghost’ food waste that could feed billions of people
March 7, 2025
The Vision for Agriculture and Food
March 4, 2025
Ending the cage age
March 4, 2025
The day I made Joanna Lumley cry – and why it was worth it
February 21, 2025
‘Higher welfare’? Why we need to know more about horrifying reality of how food is produced
February 7, 2025
Labour government’s ‘eat meat’ campaign flies in face of medical advice
January 24, 2025
Why modern-day Greyfriars Bobbies can teach humans about loyalty and compassion
January 10, 2025
Eight highlights (and lowlights) about our relationship with animals from 2024
December 27, 2024
Slaughterhouse workers singing ‘merry Christmas’ to petrified turkey should make everyone think twice
December 13, 2024
River pollution: ‘Muck Map’ reveals which parts of Scotland have a manure problem
November 14, 2024
Dragon’s Den star ‘names and fames’ the high street giants saving 500 million animals from misery
November 1, 2024
WL Op-Ed: Extinction or Regeneration
October 28, 2024
How supermarkets help the spread of deadly antibiotic-resistant diseases
October 18, 2024
From William Wallace to Cairngorm farmers: How one word can change the world
October 4, 2024
How biggest animal welfare reform in history will free 300 million from cages
September 20, 2024
Why climate change is an ‘existential threat to sport’
September 6, 2024
Why our food choices can make all the difference in saving endangered elephants from extinction
August 23, 2024
Outrage over cruel foie gras at Olympics must prompt swift action from UK
August 9, 2024
Why humanity’s assault on nature is making pandemics more likely
July 26, 2024
Why absence of dead insects on windscreens is sign of staggering changes to nature since 1970s
July 12, 2024
Read scientists’ warnings on climate change to realise the need to make peace with nature
June 28, 2024
Will our children heal the world, and will we allow them to?
June 14, 2024
Penguins Are Key Indicators of the Ocean’s Health
June 7, 2024
How we make food is insane — a conversation with animal advocate and author Philip Lymbery
June 7, 2024
Danish fishermen are posing a new threat to Scotland’s dwindling population of puffins
May 31, 2024
As My Octopus Teacher showed, these creatures are too intelligent to be farmed
May 17, 2024
Cheap supermarket meat is killing the rainforest & driving people like Osvalinda from their homes
May 3, 2024
1M hens thought to be crammed in cages in Scotland
April 19, 2024
With Europe the world’s fastest-warming continent, lack of action on climate change is stark
April 5, 2024
Why eating insects won’t save the planet
March 22, 2024
How David Attenborough’s encounter with wild mountain gorillas had a happy ending
March 8, 2024
Ending Farmageddon
March 7, 2024
Nitrogen: Diet and food waste key to tackling one of the great pollutants of our time
February 26, 2024
We must halt the invasion of the US mega farm to our countryside
February 23, 2024
Beaver releases: Protesting Cairngorms farmers get things out of proportion
February 9, 2024
10 years after ‘Farmageddon’ – signs of hope for nature-friendly agriculture
January 26, 2024
Live animal export ban is a resolution the UK Government must keep
January 12, 2024
Will King Charles give royal seal of approval to ‘lab-grown’ meat that could help save the planet?
December 29, 2023
COP28 climate change summit saw landmark declaration that should dramatically affect what we eat
December 15, 2023
COP28 climate change summit must tackle the shocking amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by farming
December 1, 2023
UK live animal export ban looks like it might finally happen
November 17, 2023
These regal birds gave me goosebumps as I watched them return against all odds
November 3, 2023
The Case for Lab-Grown Meat
October 30, 2023
‘Ghost food waste’ is another reason why the UK must ban rearing of farm animals in cages
October 20, 2023
Animals are sentient. Just ask anyone who knows about cows
October 9, 2023
From Glasgow’s Ruchill Park to Costa Rica, the beauty of nature can lift your spirits
September 22, 2023
How food poverty is being fuelled by our obsession with factory-farmed meat
September 8, 2023
Why government must act to stop ticking timebomb that is bird flu
August 25, 2023
Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution?
July 28, 2023
Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet
July 28, 2023
Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature
July 14, 2023
US approval of ‘lab-grown chicken’ could be game-changer for efforts to halt decline of nature
June 30, 2023
The deep joy of getting up early and watching the natural world unfold
June 16, 2023
Live animal exports: UK Government just dropped its planned ban on practices that belong in the Dark Ages
June 6, 2023
‘Final warning’ on climate change can lead us to a beautiful, life-affirming and compassionate world
May 19, 2023
Rewilding: A ‘bleak’ landscape is one that’s full of promise and there are natural wonders to be found
May 9, 2023
Treating farm animals well is good for us, them and the whole planet
March 27, 2023
“Il grattacielo dei maiali in Cina? Liberiamo gli animali e mangiamone meno”
March 20, 2023
Trees help humans in so many different ways. Yet they still need defending
March 13, 2023
How cultivated meat made from stem cells in a lab could change the world
February 27, 2023
After bird flu spreads to Scottish otters, how worried should we be about avian influenza?
February 13, 2023
How living on a farm helped teach me about the extraordinary value of soil
January 30, 2023
Live animal exports: Will UK Government keep its promise to end this nightmare trade this year?
January 16, 2023
Cost of living crisis: A new year’s resolution to be kinder to animals can help cut bills and save the planet
January 2, 2023
The food industry is threatening our very survival
December 27, 2022
As billionaires fantasise about moving to Mars, it’s time to embrace nature-friendly farming to save Earth from ‘Age of Loneliness’
December 19, 2022
World Soil Day: Destruction of healthy soils in UK could happen within 30 years
December 5, 2022
How to Love Food and Save Nature
December 5, 2022
Octopus farming? This extraordinary and intelligent animal should stay in the ocean
November 22, 2022
The King’s clear thinking on climate change will be missed at COP27
November 7, 2022
Pumpkins rotting in fields like zombies are a reminder of the terrifying cost of food waste
October 24, 2022
The business of staying in business
October 17, 2022
Avian flu ravaging Scotland’s wild birds began in poultry farms
October 10, 2022
Bisons’ reintroduction to UK will turbo-charge the restoration of nature
September 26, 2022
If we’re serious about the climate crisis, being cruel can no longer be an option
September 12, 2022
How humanity has turned Earth’s Garden of Eden into a world in decline in less than a lifetime
August 29, 2022
Palm oil: How elephants, orang-utans and other wild animals are dying because of factory farming
August 17, 2022
Tomorrow’s menu: Here’s what we could be eating by 2040
August 1, 2022
Pesticide coated seeds: How peregrine falcon is acting like canary in coal mine about effects of pesticides on human health
July 18, 2022
‘Warning of Easter Island’ is one that humanity must not ignore amid our population explosion
July 4, 2022
We can rethink our landscapes and allow farmed animals to experience the joy of living
June 20, 2022
Bees, the ambassadors of the natural world, have an important message for humanity
June 6, 2022
‘Apocalyptic’ global food crisis is being exacerbated by factory farming of grain-fed animals
May 23, 2022
Farming intensification has hit barn owls hard, but it doesn’t have to be this way
May 9, 2022
Worried about the rainforest? Woodlands much closer to home are being trashed
April 25, 2022
Why isn’t decent food a basic right for everyone?
April 11, 2022
Pet food: We love our animal companions, but what are we feeding them?
March 28, 2022
England’s babbling chalk streams are witnessing a staggering decline in water voles
March 14, 2022
Horrific polar bear attack on hiker in Canada should be cause for concern much closer to home
February 28, 2022
What my dog taught me about life can help Britain regain its status as a nation of true animal lovers
February 14, 2022
Wolves and rewilding: Reactions to the reintroduction of this ‘apex predator’ speak volumes
January 31, 2022
Puffins face extinction in Scotland with overfishing of their main source of food
January 17, 2022
Veganuary can be just as hedonistic for foodies as the festive season
January 4, 2022
Remember this New Year, protecting animals will protect us all
December 27, 2021
Rewilding Scotland’s wildernesses should be accompanied by ‘renaturing’ its farms
December 13, 2021
The super-heroes of soil: Why the world under our feet matters and why it is under threat
December 6, 2021
We need to talk about food and farming if we are to avoid a planetary tailspin
November 29, 2021
Antibiotic resistance: Misuse of these vital drugs on factory farm animals poses a serious threat to modern medicine
November 22, 2021
COP26 climate change summit: World is making serious mistakes in bid to stop dangerous global warming
November 15, 2021
COP26 climate change summit: We can make our own hope by taking action over our diet
November 8, 2021
Why even Boris Johnson can see that plant-based alternatives to meat have a big part to play in cutting emissions
November 1, 2021
Why not reimagine the festive season with family, humanity and animals in mind?
October 25, 2021
Shocking rate of species extinction threatens the health of the natural world
October 18, 2021
Octopus farming is immoral
October 11, 2021
Why Charles Darwin and St Francis of Assisi would have been fans of organic farming
October 5, 2021
UNFSS sees world leaders embrace the idea that ‘war against nature’ must end
September 27, 2021
UN Food Systems Summit: Why radical change to agriculture is necessary
September 21, 2021
We must make our peace with nature for a sustainable, happier future
July 27, 2021
Factory farming must end if the world is to tackle climate change and meet United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
May 19, 2021
If Nature Could Speak
May 13, 2021
Fish are complex, emotional and intelligent beings and yet we treat them so cruelly.
March 26, 2021
Could humanity’s hoofprint overwhelm nature?
July 20, 2020
To protect humans from coronavirus, then we need to act quick on animal rights too
June 1, 2020
Governments should unite to curb meat consumption
February 14, 2019
For the first time in human history we might not need animals for food
January 29, 2018
If we keep eating so much meat we’ll destroy our planet
January 29, 2018
