Drones are proving invaluable for animal rights campaigners

by Rachel | Apr 7, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews

Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving ‘beyond effective’ for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums. Late last year, UrgentSeas received an anonymous tip from a former...

How cultivated chicken measures up environmentally

by Haafizah | Apr 7, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews

Cultivated meat is undoubtedly the future of food. Here’s how cultivated chicken measures up environmentally when compared to chicken. Chicken is considered the most efficient source of land-animal protein compared to beef and pork due to its lower feed...

EU making meat artificially cheap with subsidies

by Rachel | Apr 4, 2024 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The vast majority of EU farming subsidies go to animal agriculture rather than crop production despite climate change and an unsustainable food system. EU subsidization provides animal agriculture with four times more money than it gives to the farming of produce and...

Global deforestation continues at an alarming rate

by Rachel | Apr 4, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews

Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute. The destruction of the world’s most pristine rainforests continued at a relentless rate in 2023, despite dramatic falls in forest loss in the...

In-season veggies to stock up on in April for healthy meals

by Rachel | Apr 3, 2024 | HealthyLiving

Pop these five seasonal selections and pantry staples in your shopping basket to help you create convenient, delicious and healthy meals. The leap into April is a sign that crisp mornings are making way for sun-kissed evening skies. This change in weather also brings...

Your coconut milk may have involved abused monkeys

by Rachel | Apr 2, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews

Planning a plant-based coconut-based dish? Sadly some coconut milk brands have been selling products made using the forced labor of captive monkeys. Coconut milk is increasingly popular as a dairy milk alternative, a health food, and for use in skincare products....

Reducing cattle ranching is critical for tackling climate change

by Phil-Admin | Apr 2, 2024 | Blogs, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Reducing cattle ranching and restoring native ecoystems is a simple, cost-effective and scientifically sound way to turn back the clock on global warming. The world’s 1.7 billion cows are the dominant animal species on Earth, vastly outnumbering humans and all...

Fears for a ‘chocolate meltdown’ as cocoa crops hit by climate crisis

by Phil-Admin | Mar 31, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews

Experts say the global shortage of cocoa is explained by interconnected factors, including climate-related weather.  Every Easter, UK consumers collectively spend more than £1bn on food, drink, gifts, entertainment and about 80m chocolate eggs, racking up an average...

‘Free-range’ egg farms found keeping chickens in appalling conditions

by Haafizah | Mar 25, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews

‘Free-range’ egg farms that supply to supermarket chains have been stripped of their RSPCA Assured status after an undercover investigation found hens living in ‘appalling’ conditions. The covert investigation – conducted by Animal...

Why is the UN avoiding addressing meat as a cause of climate change?

by Haafizah | Mar 25, 2024 | AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has been criticised for its lack of action on the topic of animal agriculture when it comes to climate change solutions. At COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) produced its much-awaited roadmap to cut...