Tesco, the large supermarket chain in the UK, promised to ban Brazilian meat because it was causing deforestation. In doing so they positioned themselves as a leader in supporting the environment by reforming supply chains to break free from businesses in South America which are complicit in the destruction of the Amazon Forest primarily by …
Tesco accused of greenwashing as it sells Brazilian meat it had banned Read More »
All the websites on the Internet are telling me that Novak Djokovic is a vegan. His diet is certainly fantastic and super-healthy. It requires self-discipline which he has in abundance. However, a recent article in The Times following his victory at The French Open tells me quite conclusively that Novak is not truly vegan because …
Become a vegan. Even though I was raised on meat and two veg and therefore it is deeply embedded in my psyche, I am gradually tearing myself away from that state of mind. This picture is mind bending. It gave me goose bumps. It pushed me one more step towards veganism. It was captured by …
The person who posted this picture of a ‘maialino’ for sale at what appears to be a butchers in Italy said this: “This says it all!!!!! What is wrong with this broken society.” And look at the value that humankind has placed on this baby pig: less than 11 euros. A bottle of decent wine …
Whole ‘piggy’ for sale at Italian butchers makes us wince Read More »
This has been described as a “rotten meat scandal” in The Times, which could lead to Defra taking charge of the Food Standards Authority in the UK. An investigation by Farmer’s Weekly claimed that a UK meat supplier systematically fooled the FSA into passing inspections at its facilities. They did this for years. Allegedly they …
Flemish Giant Rabbits are often bred for their fur and meat. The RSPCA in the UK have rescued 47 giant rabbits from an illegal breeding farm. They were crammed into tiny, inappropriate cages. The alarm was raised by a member of the public who saw them covered in dirt and unable to move properly in …
Dozens of dog-sized rabbits bred for meat rescued from tiny cages Read More »
I want to be vegan but I was raised in the 1950s on bacon sandwiches and roast beef for Sunday dinner. This is deeply entrenched into my brain and it is very hard to shake off. I feel guilty in having some ham slices in my fridge right now. I think they will be the …
This is a video of a protest group called Animal Rebellion disrupting a military procession of bearskin-wearing ceremonial troops in the UK marching down The Mall which runs from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square. It is where all the big processions occur in London and it was used extensively during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The …
Anti-meat protestors disrupt ceremonial troops wearing bearskins Read More »
PETA and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services both say, as do many others, that meat should be taxed in the same way that cigarettes, alcohol and gasoline (petrol) is currently taxed. It would be a “sin” tax to help pay for the damage that meat consumption does to health, the environment …
Tax meat to stop disease and to protect the animals and the environment Read More »
In America, there is a genuine surge in the retreat from meat as it is called. People are becoming more interested in eating plant-based meat products which look and taste just like the real thing. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Gates backed the business Beyond Meat. There are other examples of the expansion of …
The retreat from flesh-based meat gathers traction in Great Britain Read More »
The retreat from meat has traction. “Meat is the new coal”, said Jeremy Coller, the founder of Coller Capital, a private equity fund which exerts pressure on the food industry to face up to the realities of climate change. He says that animal agriculture is “the world’s biggest industry without a low-carbon plan”. He believes …
Meat is the new coal – vegans smell victory in the retreat from meat Read More »
