“Human and environmental health are inextricably connected – ceasing deforestation will counter climate change and help avoid future pandemics.” Green Party member Nick Bowett outlines wh...
Viva!, a UK-based vegan charity, has been campaigning for decades on the major issues surrounding veganism, including health, nutrition, animal welfare and environment. Siobhan Dolan, Mar...
With the EU ban on neonics no longer applying to the UK after Brexit, Professor of Theory of Science and Ethics of Natural Sciences Jeroen van der Sluijs from the University of Bergen out...
As the UK leaves the EU without new laws recognising animal sentience, James West, Senior Policy Manager of Compassion in World Farming, emphasises the importance of the UK enshrining thi...
After a Channel 4 report revealed that HS2 has used pest controllers to deter birds from nesting in the railway’s path, the Woodland Trust has challenged the government’s action, explaini...
With barrister Michael Mansfield making recent headlines for proposing a ban on the consumption of meat, Tim Thorpe, Campaigns and Policy Officer at The Vegan Society, explores the practi...
With grouse shooting season underway, the mass killing of wildlife is taking place up and down the country. The RSPB has spoken out against this slaughter, publishing its annual report of...
Keith Taylor MEP, a member of the European Parliament's Public Health committee and Vice Chair of the Animal Welfare Intergroup, has denounced Trade Secretary Liam Fox's plans to exploit ...
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has drawn criticism after appearing to row back on a pledge to ban the export of live animals for slaughter after the UK’s departure from the EU.
The Ross Sea in the Antarctic has been home to a Marine Protected Area since 2016, but research by the WWF has revealed Japanese whalers continue to operate there as the country seeks to ...
