Recent News – March 2021

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Some news items that have recently caught my attention

MPs table a motion to ban factory farming – good to see these issues could be discussed in parliament [1]

Eating meat raises risk of heart disease – UK researchers find link between regular meat intake and nine non-cancerous illnesses [2]

Neflix Seaspiracy documentary released – exposing a number of issues in the fishing industry – overfishing, environment destruction, bycatch and waste, slavery [3]

Eat Just (Plant-based egg maker) $200m investment – vegan business news [4]

[1] https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/58204/intensive-factory-farming
[2] https://www.Theguardian.com/food/2021/mar/02/eating-meat-raises-risk-of-heart-disease-diabetes-and-pneumonia
[3] https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81014008
[4] https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetforgrieve/2021/03/26/just-egg-maker-raises-200m-with-a-plan-to-be-the-worlds-go-to-egg

By Chris

Vegan since 2018 St Albans, UK