Happy #Regenuary! Is it time for vegans to make peace in the battle for January?
OPINION: Today marks the start of ‘Regenuary’, a month-long campaign founded by the dubious Ethical Butcher in response to Veganuary’s “overly simplistic narrative” regarding animal agriculture. Emotions always run high, but is regenerative farming truly incompatible with veganism, or is there common ground rooted in very sensible dialogue?
Why eating grass fed beef and venison won't save the planet
FACT CHECK: While veganism is increasingly understood to be the most sustainable way to eat, it is still regularly insisted that certain meats are environmentally friendly. We take a look at how viable these claims really are...
Defra in the dock: campaigners poised to take UK Government to court over factory farming
Campaigners are standing at the precipice of what they believe will be a landmark first legal action against any government. We caught up with Humane Being and the Scrap campaign who, together with co-claimant veterinarian Dr Alice Borough and with the help of high-profile human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield QC, have just issued a ‘last chance’ warning prior to launching a case that will finally hold to account the UK Government for the grave threat posed by factory farming.
The public conversation on climate and eating animals is ramping up
The discussion around the consumption of animal flesh and the climate has rather stepped up over the past week. From Joe Biden and Kwasi Kwarteng to Epicurious, we analyse several of the top stories highlighting the serious problem of animal agriculture and the environment.
The (Un)Ethical Butcher is outraged and it makes perfect sense
Someone really needs to give the Ethical Butcher - champions of so-called ‘ethical meat’ - a lesson on how to handle their social media because the cracks are showing. From the defensive and the passive-aggressive replies to actually going on vegans’ Instagram posts and being downright snarky, the #Regenuary gang are outraged... and we know why.
Sweet Farm: where a bitter past turns into a strawberry-sweet veganic future
PHOTO STORY: Surge project manager Tati von Rheinbaben takes us back to a day when she visited Sweet Farm, a former dairy farm that now champions veganic, regenerative agriculture.
“Eat more beef to save the planet.” It’s time to talk about Allan Savory, Kiss the Ground & Holistic Management.
So-called holistic grazing is becoming more commonly discussed as a way to combat climate change, with the latest Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground also claiming that grazing livestock animals is beneficial for the planet.