Some news items and reviews that have recently caught my attention
Environmental
How eating chicken destroys the Amazon forest : Feed supplier to UK farm animals still linked to Amazon deforestation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/14/feed-supplier-to-uk-farm-animals-still-linked-to-amazon-deforestation
Environmental impact of meat eating is recognised by European governments : Spanish should eat less meat to limit climate crisis, says minister
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/spanish-should-eat-less-meat-to-limit-climate-crisis-says-minister
Dumped fishing gear is killing marine life. Yet no governments seem to care
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/19/dumped-fishing-gear-killing-marine-life-governments-care-scottish-trawlerman-nets
Livestock Farming
The 50 million non-native pheasants and partridges often seen as part of the british countryside are neither natural or environmentally friendly: Wild birds can be killed to protect game birds in England – new guidance
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/03/law-change-allows-wild-birds-killed-protect-game-birds-england
And this is allowed despite also knowing in 2020 that Game birds ‘could wipe out adders in most of Britain within 12 years’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/01/adder-extinct-across-britain-snake-threat-game-birds-release
Almost 700000 farm animals and birds die in Canada floods : the devastating impact of flooding in British Columbia
https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/farm-animals-die-british-columbia-floods
A Step Closer to Re-Establishing Animal Sentience in UK Law
https://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/2022/01/a-step-closer-to-re-establishing-animal-sentience-in-uk-law
Health
NHS Could ‘Save’ Over £30 Billion If The UK Went Vegan
https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/nhs-save-money-vegan-doctor
Antimicrobial resistance now a leading cause of death worldwide, study finds.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/20/antimicrobial-resistance-antibiotic-resistant-bacterial-infections-deaths-lancet-study
Livestock farming is involved in Antibiotic Resistance. It seems the problem is getting worse.
https://veganpieces.org/health/antibiotic-resistance
Books
New book by “Earthling Ed” making the case for veganism : This is Vegan Propoganda. Covering many areas including morality, animal rights and welfare, the environment, and how psychological barriers influence us. Ed has spoken at universities and given a TED talk. A great source of information for both vegans and omnivores.
https://www.earthlinged.org/thisisveganpropaganda
This book, published in 2020 by a COVID-19 scientist is based on extensive epidemiological studies, helping to find the best ways of eating and challenging diet myths. Spoon-Fed by Tim Spector review – food myths busted. Not promoting an exclusively vegan diet, but an informed read.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/05/spoon-fed-by-tim-spector-review-food-myths-busted
