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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

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  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. 
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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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  THE PLANETARY HEALTH DIET 
  Like on Social: How our food choices can protect health, restore nature and shape a fairer future What if the way we eat could help heal the planet, improve our health and ensure future generations thrive? That’s the bold promise… Read more: THE PLANETARY HEALTH DIET 
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  IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE UNITED NATIONS, HERE’S WHY WE’D HAVE TO INVENT IT
  Like on Social: Even Under Fire, the UN Remains Our Best Hope Imagine a world without the United Nations. No global forum for diplomacy, no coordinated response to humanitarian crises, no shared commitment to peace, human rights, or sustainable development.… Read more: IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE UNITED NATIONS, HERE’S WHY WE’D HAVE TO INVENT IT
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  GHOST’S FINAL GIFT: A CALL TO KEEP OCTOPUSES WILD
  28 Like on Social: Why octopus farming threatens animal welfare and ocean health Ghost came from the waters of British Columbia weighing only three pounds. Since then, this extraordinary giant Pacific octopus has been captive in the Aquarium of the… Read more: GHOST’S FINAL GIFT: A CALL TO KEEP OCTOPUSES WILD
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  Look What’s Possible When We Give Nature Space to Thrive
  4 Like on Social: The Butterfly that feasts on decay – and dazzles us all Did you know there’s a butterfly that prefers cowpats, rotting animal corpses and dirty nappies to flowers?  Surely with preferences like that they must be… Read more: Look What’s Possible When We Give Nature Space to Thrive
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  BETWEEN TWO SLICES: THE SURPRISING STORY AND ETHICS OF THE SANDWICH
  How many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler?
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  FROM LIVE AID TO FOOD AID: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND CHANGE
  Like on Social: What Ethiopia Taught Me About Food, Hope and Humanity What has been your summer highlight this year? Beach trips with the kids, a getaway somewhere exotic, or gorgeous evenings with a glass of something cool? Mine was… Read more: FROM LIVE AID TO FOOD AID: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND CHANGE
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  FROM WIMBLEDON TO WILDFIRES: HOW SPORT CAN SPARK CLIMATE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND THE VULNERABLE
  10 Like on Social: Wimbledon and the green scent of cut grass hung in the humid air. There was not a breath of wind. Jugs of Pimm’s filled empty glasses. Cream spilled gently over the reddest of strawberries. Top tennis… Read more: FROM WIMBLEDON TO WILDFIRES: HOW SPORT CAN SPARK CLIMATE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND THE VULNERABLE

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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

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