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Antibiotic Resistance ~ How Animal Factories Impact Your Health
In order to maximise efficiency and keep costs down, animal factories overcrowd livestock in steel pens, often on bare concrete… Read More
The Merry Pig ~ A Farmer’s Story
Want to support farmers who are raising pigs ethically? Take the Pig Pledge today and vote with your wallet every time… Read More
‘Free trade’ – but who’s really paying for it?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a ‘free trade’ agreement being negotiated – in secret – between the European… Read More
Progress in Agriculture Doesn’t Have to Mean Leaving the Past Behind
If we are to continue being able to feed the world’s rapidly growing population sustainably, innovation and expert knowledge will… Read More
Feeding Our Food; the important issues
The analogy of farms as factories goes beyond the sheer volume of meat produced and the efficiency and relentless pace… Read More
It’s Food Sovereignty Month: Let’s Define Our Own Food System!
Food Sovereignty and the Pig Pledge campaign share many of the same values; here are the ways that taking the… Read More
Picture of climate march with Cara Delevingne
iamcaradelevingne: #farmsnotfactories #climatemarch #peoplepower #sustainableenergy #savethearctic #ourplanetsworthsaving #fortheloveofeverybody @sophiaaekerrison The Pig Pledge hung out with supermodel Cara Delevingne at Sunday’s… Read More
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Can it do what it says on the tin?
The new Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture is due to be launched tomorrow and, although some praise the intentions of… Read More
Is the Red Tractor on the right path?
Labelling can be confusing for most of us, especially as there are more labels on our food then ever before…. Read More
The Grizzly Growth of British Abattoirs
The Guardian recently published an article by Allegra McEvedy, giving an account of her experience at a British abattoir. McEvedy’s… Read More
Don’t let MRSA spoil International Bacon Day
Tomorrow is International Bacon Day, but when you rush out to buy your packs of salty goodness, think twice about… Read More
A simply complex relationship with meat
BBC photo We all know our consumption of meat in the West is unsustainable, yet we rarely question why. Conflicting… Read More