Animal welfare, News, Environment Claire Hamlett Animal welfare, News, Environment Claire Hamlett

Peter Singer to donate more than $300K to help factory farmed animals

Philosopher Peter Singer has been awarded $1 million as the winner of the 2021 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. As is fitting of both the ‘father of effective altruism’ and the author of the extremely influential book Animal Liberation, Singer plans to donate a third of the money to the most effective organisations working to end factory farming.

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Veganism explained, Environment Andrew Gough Veganism explained, Environment Andrew Gough

The bird and the border wall: award-winning photograph highlights the impact of politics on wildlife

PICTURE STORY: Alejandro Prieto’s winning entry into this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition - a roadrunner seemingly blocked by the wall built by the Trump administration on the Mexico-US border - is a poignant reminder of the effect we humans have on those with whom we share this planet.

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Veganism explained, Environment Andrew Gough Veganism explained, Environment Andrew Gough

‘Killing with kindness’: feeding garden birds could be very bad indeed, says a new study

Hanging feeders and bird tables are mainstays of the idyllic British garden, topped up by well-intentioned ‘bird lovers’. Who can blame us for believing that we’re helping our feathered wildlife by leaving some seeds and nuts out, particularly in the winter when food is scarce? According to a study out this month, we could be doing more harm than good, writes Andrew Gough.

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Disrupting dairy: cell culture technology could revolutionise milk production, but will it remove animals from the equation?

Marking the release of our latest video - The Truth About Plant Milks: Displacement of Indigenous People, Destruction & Deforestation - we take a look at cell-cultivated milk technology, said to take cows and other animals, including humans, out of milk production. More sustainable it might be, but is it actually more ethical?

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Environment Anita Krajnc & Nicola Harris Environment Anita Krajnc & Nicola Harris

Plant Based Treaty calls for global agreement and all hands on deck to address the ‘code red’ climate emergency

GUEST ARTICLE: A new initiative calling on the world’s governments to come together and take urgent action to address the climate crisis by shifting to a plant-based system has been launched. Anita Kranjc and Nicola Harris explain the principle behind the Plant Based Treaty campaign, which has received widespread support from high-profile campaigners.

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UN climate change report targets methane emitters including livestock farming

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today released a landmark report identifying methane as a key greenhouse gas (GHG) to include in strategies tackling global warming ‘unequivocally’ caused by human activities, including livestock farming.

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Environment, Farming Claire Hamlett Environment, Farming Claire Hamlett

Climate breakdown is killing farmed animals

The climate is breaking down before our eyes. This year has seen extreme weather events around the world, from the catastrophic floods in northern Europe and China to raging wildfires in Turkey, Greece, and the US, that have even shocked climate scientists. The disasters have produced many casualties, both human and non-human, with farmed animals among them.

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