WHAT AMERICA’S GREEN LIGHT FOR ‘LAB-GROWN’ CHICKEN, COULD MEAN FOR OUR APPETITE FOR MEAT
Food history has been made in America this month with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) having authorised the sale of cultivated chicken - chicken grown from stem cells in a bioreactor.
TWO COMPASSIONATE SOULS UNITED IN LOVE FOR FARMED ANIMALS
This month sees the launch of a very special biography that tells the little-known story of two brave pioneers who founded Compassion in World Farming. Part biography and part modern modern-day animal welfare history, the story is of a couple
US approval of ‘lab-grown chicken’ could be game-changer for efforts to halt decline of nature
Meat grown from stem cells promises to emit fewer greenhouse gases than traditional agriculture
MORNING – WHY IT’S THE BEST TIME TO SEE THE NATURAL WORLD UNFOLD
Mornings. I love them. I love to get up extra early and soak in the calming stillness. The feeling of life awakening. A window into another world.
The deep joy of getting up early and watching the natural world unfold
Getting up early is full of rewards as the natural world activates and clear thoughts are unlocked
Dismay as Commitment to Ban Live Animal Exports Dropped
I could scarcely believe it. Last month, the UK Government dropped its Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and consequently its manifesto commitment to ban live animal exports. Dashing the hopes of a self-confessed nation of animal lovers.
Live animal exports: UK Government just dropped its planned ban on practices that belong in the Dark Ages
The Conservatives had promised in their manifesto to stop the barbaric practice of sending young calves and other animals on horrific, over-long journeys abroad
BEAUTIFUL, LIFE-AFFIRMING, COMPASSIONATE SOLUTIONS
Looked at through the lens of the four seasons, our society is currently living through summer, an endless party, a time of limitless consumption as if the planet has no boundaries.
EXTINCTION OR REGENERATION: SOWING THE SEEDS OF HOPE AND ACTION
Three years in the planning, the Extinction or Regeneration Conference 2023 hosted by Compassion in World Farming and our key partner, IPES-Food, will live long in the memory and sowed seeds for hope and future action.
‘Final warning’ on climate change can lead us to a beautiful, life-affirming and compassionate world
Food is responsible for about a third of greenhouse gas emissions but rarely gets a mention