UK PM Rishi Sunak appoints vegan as head of green policy
Downing Street hopes the new hire will make Sunak sound more authentic on environmental issues, the Guardian reports. Rishi Sunak has reportedly appointed a vegan as his head of environmental policy. According to the Guardian, No 10 has approached Meera Vadher to overhaul the prime minister’s image on the environment. Vadher is a former special …
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Activists target Barcelona’s Egypt museum to protest Coke’s COP27 sponsorship
Coca-Cola – known to be the world’s largest plastics polluter – is one of the official sponsors of the UN’s COP27 climate summit. Eco activists threw fake blood and oil on artefacts displayed at the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona. Two activists from Futuro Vegetal – a Spanish organisation – doused the display case with red …
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University Of Stirling becomes the first in the UK to go 100% plant-based
The University of Stirling has voted in favour of vegan menus following a campaign by Animal Rebellion. Stirling University’s student union has voted to go 100% plant-based. The motion sought to transform menus of the three outlets operated by the union. With the favourable vote, Studio, Venue and Underground Coffee Shop are set to transition …
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US farmers use the most inhumane method to kill millions of birds amid avian flu outbreak
Ventilation shutdown plus heat is considered the most “cruellest option” for killing birds affected by the continuing bird flu epidemic. Just like humans and animals, birds have their own pandemics. This year, the H5N1 virus, or bird flu, has affected millions of birds in factory farms like chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Since early 2022, more …
Whales eat up to 10 million microplastics a day, new study reveals
“[The microplastic pieces] could be scratching the linings of their stomach. It could be absorbed into the bloodstream, or it could all pass through the animal. We don’t know yet,” The menace of plastic continues to grow. Microscopic pieces of plastic have infiltrated every aspect of the earth from the oceans, rivers, fish, and even …
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Motion to scrap vegan lunches at Oxfordshire Council fails
“I applaud the ingenuity of the opposite party to continue to find ways to prevent vegan meals being served at council meetings.” A motion from the Conservatives’ group leader Eddie Reeves to scrap vegan lunches at their monthly meetings and civic events has failed with 37 votes against and only 17 votes for. It came …
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Climate change at ‘point of no return’ warns Jane Goodall
The world-renowned ethologist said: “Look around the world at what’s happening with climate change. It’s terrifying.” Dr Jane Goodall has warned that the ‘Earth’s climate is changing so quickly that humanity is running out of chances to fix it’. The world-renowned ethologist, best known for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees, made the comment on the …
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Animal Rebellion protestors spray white paint across parliament wall as disruption to dairy processing and distribution sites continues
Animal Rebellion wants the new Prime Minister to step up and support farmers and fishing communities to move away from animal farming and help them forge a “plant-based future”. Yesterday, campaign group Animal Rebellion sprayed white paint- representing milk- on the gates and walls outside Parliament near Big Ben, while protestors emptied milk bottles of …
2,500 wild animals in Zimbabwe relocated after climate change threatens survival
According to officials, climate crisis is replacing poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife With a prolonged dry spell parching large swathes of Zimbabwe, the country has decided to relocate more than 2,500 wild animals from a southern reserve to one in the north to improve their chances of survival. Rewild Zambezi – one of …
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Irish farmers face calls to reduce cow numbers by 1 million to meet climate targets
The emission targets for agriculture sparked protests from the farming community, while conservationists stressed ‘for a relentless focus’ on action. Farmers in Ireland are facing calls to reduce its number of cattle after the government laid down emission targets to tackle the climate crisis. Ireland’s 135,000 farms produce 37.5% of national emissions, the highest proportion …
England must eat at least 30% less meat to avoid climate breakdown, says food tsar
Currently 85% of agricultural land in England is used for animal husbandry or to grow food which is then fed to livestock. Henry Dimbleby – the key adviser to the UK Government on future food policies – has reckoned the need to reduce consumption of meat in England by 30% The Leon restaurant chain co-founder …
Climate change is killing 20 times more elephants in Kenya than poachers
The country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought in the last eight months alone. Climate change has become a bigger threat to elephant lives than poaching, according to Kenya’s Wildlife and Tourism ministry. Kenya’s droughts have been so devastating that Tsavo National Park – one of the largest parks in the …
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