September Compassionate World Blog Round Up
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Why it’s important to care, the ethics of your sandwich, the joy of rewilding and many other food, farming and nature stories.
Opinion Articles
- Why return of stunning butterfly that prefers cowpats to flowers is a real sign of hope
Large numbers of purple emperor butterflies at a rewilded farm shows what’s possible when nature is given the space to thrive - Why choosing a sandwich for lunch is a serious moral issue
How many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler, a certain Earl of Sandwich, way back in 1762? - From Live Aid to Food Aid: A journey of compassion and change
What Ethiopia Taught Me About food, hope and humanity - How record-breaking extreme weather is killing millions of farm animals
Eleven cases of extreme weather worldwide killed nearly 15 million farm animals, many of whom drowned in cages or suffocated in heatwaves, according to a new report
Blogs
- HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING?
9 Like on Social: We trust what we see on supermarket shelves. But when it comes to how our food is produced, that trust may be misplaced. New evidence from a UK Government consultation shows that consumers overwhelmingly want honest,… Read more: HONESTY IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLE – WHAT’S REALLY BEHIND THE FIGHT OVER FOOD LABELLING? - IRAN WAR SHOWS HOW FRAGILE OUR FOOD SYSTEM REALLY IS
What this Conflict Reveals About Our Dangerous Dependence on Fertiliser - THE HIDDEN CRUELTY ON OUR PLATES
24 Like on Social: Peter Stevenson OBE, Compassion in World Farming’s Chief Policy Advisor, makes a heartfelt plea to end the cruel factory farming of animals. Peter is a qualified solicitor and received an OBE in October 2020’ for “services to… Read more: THE HIDDEN CRUELTY ON OUR PLATES - THE SILENT POLLUTION HANGING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE
Like on Social: What’s in the air above our fields – and why it matters When Michele Franks opened her window one morning, she was met by a smell so overpowering she knew immediately what it meant. The nearby industrial… Read more: THE SILENT POLLUTION HANGING OVER OUR COUNTRYSIDE
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Upcoming Speaker Events
- 25th Sept: Climate Disasters Webinar in Brazil, online
- 23rd Oct: Animalia + Luontoliitto charity event Helsinki
- 23-25th Oct: Helsinki book fair for Sixty Harvests Left launch in Finland
- 29th-30th Oct: Future of Protein Production, Amsterdam
- 21st March 2026: Oxford Literary Festival, Oxford
- 18th April 2026: In conversation with Dr Jane Goodall delivering the Peter Roberts Lecture, Oxford
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