15 hours agoTreating farm animals well is good for us, them and the whole planet — Philip LymberyThe other day, a close friend told me a story from her childhood about an old, worn cigar box containing a hundred pieces of rolled paper, each one with a saying. It belonged to her great aunt, whose mother had made the box and written the little scrolls of paper…Animals5 min readAnimals5 min read
Mar 17CUTTING DEATHS AND REDUCING ANXIETY: WHY TREES SHOULD BE CAUSE CÉLÈBRE FOR OUR HEALTH AND WELLBEINGIt’s been a year now since my neighbourhood journey into standing up for trees began. It started as so many things do for me these days, on a dog walk. My rescue companion, Duke and I were out walking the woods and farmland when we came across the unedifying sight…Trees5 min readTrees5 min read
Mar 15Trees help humans in so many different ways. Yet they still need defending — Philip LymberyIt’s been a year now since my neighbourhood journey into standing up for trees began. It started as so many things do for me these days, on a dog walk My rescue companion, Duke, and I were out walking the woods and farmland when we came across the unedifying sight…Environment5 min readEnvironment5 min read
Mar 3COULD MEAT WITHOUT THE ANIMAL SOON BE ON YOUR PLATE?How ‘Cultivated’ Meat from Stem Cells Might Change Our Tastes Forever So, here’s a question for you: would you eat meat grown not from a cow, but from a vat? It’s a question that we might all get to answer for real sometime soon as ‘cultivated’ meat grown from stem…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Feb 27How cultivated meat made from stem cells in a lab could change the world — Philip LymberySo, here’s a question for you: would you eat meat not from a cow, but grown in a vat? It’s a question that we might all get to answer for real sometime soon as ‘cultivated’ meat made from stem cells becomes closer to being a commercial reality. Its entry into…Meat5 min readMeat5 min read
Feb 14Next pandemic? After bird flu spreads to Scottish otters, how worried should we be about avian influenza? — Philip LymberyOtters have become the latest victim of highly pathogenic avian influenza, marking a new low in this ongoing catastrophe for wildlife. So what is being done to tackle the root cause of this devastating disease that is now spiralling out of control? Here, I look at what’s being done to…Disease4 min readDisease4 min read
Feb 14What I Feel About Animals, I Hold In My HeartSomeone wiser than me once said ‘One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.” As I sit down to write this for St Valentine’s Day, I am not sure that I will ever find the right words to explain how I…Animals3 min readAnimals3 min read
Feb 3WHAT COUNTRYSIDE LIVING HAS TAUGHT ME ABOUT LOVE AND LIFEDog-walk Discoveries of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly I love living on a farm. I’ve always wanted to be immersed in the folds of a rural setting, a place where things look different every day. Where I’ve lived for the past five years, distant hills fringe the skyline…Animals5 min readAnimals5 min read
Feb 3Sixty Harvests Left: How living on a farm helped teach me about the extraordinary value of soil — Philip LymberyI love living on a farm. I’ve always wanted to be immersed in the folds of a rural setting, a place where things look different every day. Where I’ve lived for the past five years, distant hills fringe the skyline. The nearby river rises out of chalk and clay before…Farming5 min readFarming5 min read
Jan 27WILL THE GOVERNMENT KEEP ITS PROMISE THIS YEAR BY ENDING THE NIGHTMARE OF LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS?In an Age of Refrigerated Lorries, Why Do We Still Condemn Animals to Suffering? We have a big year in prospect on so many fronts. Battling against inflation, the war in Ukraine, and the coronation of a new King. When it comes to animal welfare, one of the headline prospects…Animals5 min readAnimals5 min read
