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30/01/2021Industry News
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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