Why modern-day Greyfriars Bobbies can teach humans about loyalty and compassionFor 20 days, two sheepdogs in Canada kept their flock safe after a wildfire forced the farmer to fleeJan 13Jan 13
From Banning Live Exports to Climate Action: Key Moments of 2024As we draw the curtains on 2024, it’s a fitting moment to reflect on our journey together through this column. This year has been one of…Jan 1Jan 1
Eight highlights (and lowlights) about our relationship with animals from 2024Considerable progress on animal welfare was made in 2024 but there is still much to doDec 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024
GOBBLE WITH CARE: RETHINKING TURKEY AND TRADITION THIS FESTIVE SEASONPalomar Mountain State Park, California, and a light mist descended over the forest of pine and cedar. I was leading a wildlife foray there…Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024
Achieving Milestones & Our Quest For A Kinder, More Compassionate WorldPhilip reflects on the challenging and turbulent times, but also reasons for hope and the historic steps forward made in the past year, in…Dec 19, 2024Dec 19, 2024
Slaughterhouse workers singing ‘merry Christmas’ to petrified turkey should make everyone think…The majority of turkeys, an estimated 90 per cent, are reared intensively, with many in appalling conditionsDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
POLLUTED WATERS, STALLED HOUSING: HOW MOUNTING MUCK THREATENS OUR RIVERS AND HOMESMore than 33,000 tonnes of manure are produced in the UK every day by intensive pig and poultry farms — enough to fill 2,500 double-decker…Nov 20, 2024Nov 20, 2024
River pollution: ‘Muck Map’ reveals which parts have a manure problemMore than 33,000 tonnes of manure are produced in the UK every day by intensive pig and poultry farms — enough to fill 2,500 double-decker…Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 2024
From Battlefield Wounds to Superbug Threat: The Urgency of Tackling Antibiotic ResistanceIt was a harrowing story. A soldier from the Ukrainian battlefield had his leg amputated by the NHS because antibiotics could not treat his…Oct 29, 20241Oct 29, 20241
