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Sep 12

A TRIBUTE TO OUR FAITHFUL COMPANION, DUKE — DECEMBER 2011–20TH AUGUST 2023

Duke came to us as a tiny rescue pup of ten weeks old. He’d been abandoned in a park with his sister on a cold winter’s day. The heroic folks at South East Dog Rescue in Kent took them in. We’ll never forget arriving home together with Duke. We found…

Dogs

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A TRIBUTE TO OUR FAITHFUL COMPANION, DUKE — DECEMBER 2011–20TH AUGUST 2023
A TRIBUTE TO OUR FAITHFUL COMPANION, DUKE — DECEMBER 2011–20TH AUGUST 2023
Dogs

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Sep 11

How food poverty is being fuelled by our obsession with factory-farmed meat — Philip Lymbery

Nearly 800 million people are going hungry even though there is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone Inflation has made getting enough food a growing struggle. According to the Trussell Trust, which operates more than 1,300 food banks across the UK, the past year has seen…

Food

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How food poverty is being fuelled by our obsession with factory-farmed meat — Philip Lymbery
How food poverty is being fuelled by our obsession with factory-farmed meat — Philip Lymbery
Food

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Sep 1

Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet

BY PHILIP LYMBERY JULY 27, 2023 1:53 PM EDT Lymbery is chief executive of Compassion in World Farming, a former United Nations Food Systems Champion, and author of Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future. Raising animals intensively for food is the biggest source of animal cruelty on…

Food

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Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet
Insect Farming Isn’t Going to Save the Planet
Food

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Sep 1

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 ahead of their time: Peter and Anna Roberts. Peter and…

Compassion

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TWO COMPASSIONATE SOULS UNITED IN LOVE FOR FARMED ANIMALS
TWO COMPASSIONATE SOULS UNITED IN LOVE FOR FARMED ANIMALS
Compassion

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Sep 1

FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION, NOT LEAST IN ENDING INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

Why We Should All Get Behind the UN’s Call for Food System Transformation Rome, and the weather was sweltering. Southern Europe was breaking records for the hottest temperatures whilst Britain was showered with the wettest July. The elements were showing us that the world is changing. If we want a…

Food

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FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION, NOT LEAST IN ENDING INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL…
FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM WILL TAKE URGENT ACTION, NOT LEAST IN ENDING INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL…
Food

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Sep 1

Why government must act to stop ticking timebomb that is bird flu — Philip Lymbery

Highly pathogenic bird flu continues to rage through poultry farms and wild birds alike. The virus has already proved adept at jumping the species barrier, spilling over from birds into mammals such as otters, foxes, sea lions, and even domestic dogs and cats. Like a ticking timebomb, the longer the…

Birds

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Why government must act to stop ticking timebomb that is bird flu — Philip Lymbery
Why government must act to stop ticking timebomb that is bird flu — Philip Lymbery
Birds

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Sep 1

Climate change: Rome burning in summer heat means fiddling over food emissions has to stop — Philip Lymbery

United Nations holds food summit in Rome amid a heatwave so hot that it prompted labourers and factory workers to ask to be furloughed Boy, was it hot in Rome! In July, the weather was front-page news. “Rome hits record high in European heatwave” was one such headline. In sharp…

United Nations

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Climate change: Rome burning in summer heat means fiddling over food emissions has to stop —…
Climate change: Rome burning in summer heat means fiddling over food emissions has to stop —…
United Nations

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Sep 1

Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution? — Philip Lymbery

Like the Scottish uplands, England’s chalk streams have become an iconic destination for many countryside lovers Some of the best things in nature are understated — take the chalk streams of England, for example. These fragile river systems meander quietly through undulating countryside before disappearing into the sea. Beloved by…

Rivers

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Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution?
Will England allow its iconic and rare chalk stream habitats to be trashed by pollution?
Rivers

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Sep 1

Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature — Philip Lymbery

Pesticides and the ripping up of hedgerows and flower meadows has turned much of our countryside into a wildlife desert in recent decades Amongst the many celebrations of the coronation of King Charles III, one that particularly caught my eye was about wildlife-friendly gardening. Paying tribute to the monarch’s longstanding…

Gardening

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Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature — Philip Lymbery
Gardens can become sanctuaries for wildlife and help reverse the decline of nature — Philip Lymbery
Gardening

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Jul 7

Are The Major Faiths Turning A Blind Eye To Animal Suffering?

A special guest blog from Joyce D’Silva All over the world animals are suffering, billions of them in factory farms, others undergoing painful experiments, some being used for sports and entertainment (ours, not theirs) and of course for clothing, luxury goods — I could go on. Yet, statistics show that…

Animal Welfare

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Are The Major Faiths Turning A Blind Eye To Animal Suffering?
Are The Major Faiths Turning A Blind Eye To Animal Suffering?
Animal Welfare

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