by Haafizah | Apr 30, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa are calling for a 2% tax on global billionaires to help deal with impact of climate change. The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight...
by Rachel | Apr 29, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews
American taxes are funding an obscure US government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag. A red fox killed with a cyanide bomb. A gray wolf gunned down from an airplane. A jackrabbit caught in a neck snare. These are just a few of the 1.45...
by Rachel | Apr 25, 2024 | Blogs, GoodNews
Far more animals than previously thought are likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration – including fish, lobsters, octopus and even insects. Bees play by rolling wooden balls – apparently for fun. The cleaner wrasse fish appears to...
by Rachel | Apr 25, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews
Did you know that animal testing is legally required for many of the products we use every day? From fragrances to painkillers to the fabric dyes in our clothing, every new chemical has at one time been force-fed to animals. Imagine a syringe being forced down your...
by Haafizah | Apr 24, 2024 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews
New study claims that the United Nations has been distorting information to decrease public blame towards animal agriculture for climate crisis. During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a study analysing livestock emissions – now, experts...
by Rachel | Apr 23, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews
The unacceptable pollution levels caused by the UK dairy industry is not dissimilar to the current UK sewage pollution crisis. The Environment Agency inspected thousands of dairy farms throughout the UK between 2020 and 2021. It found that the vast majority were in...
by Haafizah | Apr 23, 2024 | ClimateChange
In what will be a historic hearing at the court, people who say their human rights have been violated due to climate change will plead their case. Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers in the north of Colombia’s Gulf of Morrosquillo who use small-scale and...
by Haafizah | Apr 23, 2024 | AnimalAgri
, Impossible Foods has invested in transitioning a farm from cattle production for meat to crop cultivation for plant-based meat, all while rescuing the cows in the process. You’d be forgiven for immediately thinking of a new vegan buttermilk dressing when you hear...
by Haafizah | Apr 22, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Due to climate change, Europeans are suffering with unprecedented heat during the day and uncomfortable warmth at night. Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen. Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the...
by Rachel | Apr 22, 2024 | AnimalAgri, Blogs
Scientists are particularly concerned about avian influenza since a deadly bird flu pandemic could quickly spread around the globe within months. As a society, we keep trying to outrun and ignore the risks created by the exploitation of animals, despite the...
