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9 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Eat Meat From Factory Farms - 4th Jun 2019

There has been an alarming 26% rise in intensive US-style factory farms in the UK since 2011. In Northern Ireland alone, permissions are currently being sought for 14 new pig factories. One of these would become the largest in the the UK, producing 80,000 pigs per year. This is planned to be built in a… continue reading

Jerome Flynn Battles To Save Game Of Thrones Filming Locations - 3rd Apr 2019

Jerome Flynn, known to many as Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, presents a series of ten 2-minute videos highlighting animal cruelty[1], antibiotics overuse and distorted planning procedures as some of the systemic failures of factory pig farming. Jerome is urging people to sign this petition for an immediate ban on the building of new (and… continue reading

Factory Farming Investment Risks Event at the House of Commons - 7th Dec 2018

A public outcry has currently stalled the planning application for a colossal pig factory near Limavady in the picturesque landscape of Lough Foyle. Over 17,500 people objected or petitioned the Council. Local residents object because of the stench that would come from 18,000 pigs living in confined spaces, the antibiotic resistant bacteria, resulting from the… continue reading

New Film: Pig Business in Northern Ireland (2018) - 31st Oct 2018

90sec Trailer 12min Short Take action We need a ban on the building of pig factories! Take action today. Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland and Farms Not Factories have produced the film Pig Business in Northern Ireland to expose the true costs of pig factories on local peoples’ lives. Should planning permissions continue to… continue reading

Stop Limavady Pig Factory - 10th Oct 2017

Object via petitionObject via emailSupport local facebook group The ‘Going for Growth’ action plan by the Northern Ireland Executive to ‘grow’ the agri-food ‘industry’ has spawned a proposal for a huge factory pig farm three hundred metres from the village of Moys and a few miles from Lough Foyle, an environmentally sensitive World Heritage Site…. continue reading

Guest Blog – The Importance Of Pasture Led Farming And Better Food Labelling, by Liz Earle - 3rd Oct 2017

Liz Earle MBE, Founder of Liz Earle Wellbeing and an Ambassador for Love British Food, highlights the importance of pasture led farming and better food labelling Love British Food Fortnight is the ideal time to stop and really reflect on the food we are eating and the choices we are making. I’ve been writing the… continue reading

Shaun Searley & Richard Vaughan – Rooting For Real Farms - 13th Sep 2017

Richard Vaughan’s Middle White pigs with their unique snub noses, are one of the rarest pig breeds. Marco Polo brought them to Europe from China and now there are only 350 left in Britain, 120 of which are on deep, fresh straw on Richard’s farm in the Wye Valley. They produce top quality pork used… continue reading

Adam Byatt & Rob Simonds – Rooting For Real Farms - 24th Aug 2017

Adam Byatt’s Trinity restaurant has, among many other rewards, a Michelin star and has been described in the Times as “as close to an absolutely perfect experience of eating out as it is possible to have”. His training started early as his grandfather was an army cook and at 16 he won an apprentice scholarship… continue reading

Sam Leach & Mary Holbrook – Rooting For Real Farms - 3rd Aug 2017

Mary Holbrook’s battered white van drew up outside Sam Leach’s Birch Restaurant in Bristol to deliver a half British Lop pig. Sam heaved it out and into the kitchen where he carefully and skilfully divided the cuts while explaining the different ways he uses the head, fat, bones, liver, tail and trotters. On the blackboard… continue reading

James Golding & Alan Bartlett – Rooting For Real Farms - 27th Jul 2017

James Golding, Chef Director at The Pig Hotel chain, believes that for taste and texture in the meat pigs must have a happy, unstressed life, and at the Pig Hotel in Studland, Dorset this means a shady patch of woodland with a view out to sea. ‘I am responsible for these pigs. As a chef,… continue reading

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