Category: Human health
Is the BBC promoting factory farming?
Is the BBC promoting factory farming? BBC Countryfile recently ran a very important story about the rise of antibiotic resistant… Read More
Antibiotic resistant superbugs found in factory farmed pork
After decades of pumping antibiotics into livestock to compensate for inhumane and disease-inducing conditions, bacteria are now fighting back. A… Read More
Guest Blog – Why High Welfare Pigs Are Less Likely To Need Antibiotics, from Roam Sticks
As I look out my kitchen window, I can see our breeding herd grazing happily in a field of organic… Read More
TURN YOUR NOSE UP AT PIG FACTORIES
TURN YOUR NOSE UP AT PIG FACTORIES Dominic West, Rupert Everett, Jon Snow, Jeremy Irons and Vivienne Westwood are some… Read More
The Age of the Superbug: The Abuse and Misuse of Antibiotics
We are currently facing an antibiotic crisis. Through the abuse and misuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture and human medicine,… Read More
The Power Of The Consumer
Without a doubt, factory farming is one of the biggest moral failures of our time. The desire for efficiency has… Read More
Understanding TTIP And What We Can Do To Stop It
If you haven’t already heard about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – more commonly known as TTIP – the… Read More
The Rise Of Intensive Pig Factories In Northern Ireland
Many people in Britain have long looked across the Atlantic in horror at the gigantic animal factories that have spread across… Read More
Our Top 4 Meat-Free BBQ Recipes
So far this month, temperatures in Britain have reached a scorching 39 degrees. Perfect timing for a BBQ! Whilst a… Read More
10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Meat Consumption
Eating less meat is better for animals, people and the planet. As high welfare, sustainably produced meat is slightly more… Read More
Roundup on Roundup
Glyphosate is a toxic ingredient in Monsanto’s chemical herbicide, Roundup and is used on corn and soya crops. A Massachusetts… Read More
Factory pig rearing doesn’t work – the costs are too high
The Environment Agency’s (EA) decision to refuse a permit for a 25,000 intensive pig rearing facility near Foston in Derbyshire… Read More