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Press Release Section Icon 30/01/2021

Meat-eating creates risk of future pandemic that ‘would make Covid seem a dress rehearsal’, scientists warn

Demand for regular supplies of affordable meat will create future pandemics that will make Covid-19 pandemic look like a “dress rehearsal", scientists are warning.

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Press Release Section Icon 29/01/2021

Everyday shopping from brands like Heinz and Yakult helps destroy rainforests, report claims

Big companies and lenders ‘failing to halt loss of vital tree cover’, contributing to nature and climate crises

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

Meat tax backed by Western Europeans if revenues subsidise fruit and veg

Seventy percent of consumers in Germany, France and the Netherlands support a meat tax that includes environmental costs, if tax revenues are used to reduce VAT on vegetables and fruit, according to survey findings.

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

EU revealed to be world's biggest live animal exporter

New analysis suggests the EU could be responsible for up to 80% of the global trade in live farm animals, which continues to be linked to animal welfare failings.

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Press Release Section Icon 27/01/2021

UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’

Biggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency

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Press Release Section Icon 26/01/2021

UK supermarkets not doing enough to cut plastic use, says report

Supermarkets are still putting nearly 900,000 tonnes of plastic packaging on to the market, representing a plastic footprint which is bigger than in 2017, a new report has found.

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Press Release Section Icon 22/01/2021

Why does UK law not recognise animals as sentient beings?

As the UK leaves the EU without new laws recognising animal sentience, James West, Senior Policy Manager of Compassion in World Farming, emphasises the importance of the UK enshrining this in law.

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Press Release Section Icon 21/01/2021

Overuse of antibiotics for meat production drives resistance in humans

Household names like McDonald’s start to modify practices to aid farm animals’ health, growth and digestion

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Press Release Section Icon 20/01/2021

Brexit could lead to sub-standard food imports, farmers warn

Reductions in EU food imports caused by new Brexit red tape may force the government to accept sub-standard supplies from other parts of the world just to feed the UK population, farmers have warned.

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Press Release Section Icon 20/01/2021

Germany approves draft law to end mass culling of male chicks

Cabinet passes measure that is expected to outlaw practice from 2022

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