More veggie-bashing nonsense
04/05/2020 |
A story in the Metro this week says vegetarians “are more likely to be depressed and meat is good for mental health”. This is, of course, nonsense…
Factory farms breed pandemics
20/04/2020 |
The Covid-19 coronavirus may be linked to a wet market, but the next pandemic could come from a factory farm near you.
Coronavirus is a call for change
14/04/2020 |
Air quality in cities has improved as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, but it’s a temporary glimpse of how things could be rather than a cause to celebrate.
Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
03/04/2020 |
Finally, the right question is being asked. In the Guardian this week, an article describes how scientists are tracing the path of SARS CoV-2 from a wild animal host, but says we need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production.
More junk journalism
03/02/2020 |
No-brainer
28/01/2020 |
Bird flu outbreak in Poland
06/01/2020 |
The H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a turkey flock of 40,000 birds and local media reported that the outbreak might result in them all being slaughtered.…
A load of old tripe
06/01/2020 |
In a speech billed as a ‘meat fight-back’ at the Oxford Farming Conference, Alice Stanton, professor of cardiovascular pharmacology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, said that nutrient…
Vegans to be protected by law
06/01/2020 |
The landmark legal case was brought by Jordi Casamitjana, who believes he was unfairly dismissed by the League Against Cruel Sports after he raised concerns that its pension fund was…
