Research
Help end the EU’s cruel live animal export trade
The EU exports over two million cattle & sheep a year to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. The long journeys and slaughter practices in this region impose immense…
Read moreReducing meat consumption: should the focus be on ruminants or monogastrics
Many studies show that reducing meat consumption would benefit the environment and our health. However because ruminants (cattle and sheep) have higher greenhouse gas emissions…
Read moreMaking sense of CETA
CETA: An analysis of the final text of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Read moreCase studies for humane and sustainable farming
Case studies showing how inspirational farmers run commercial enterprises using more humane and sustainable methods:
Read moreParis climate targets beyond our reach?
We can’t hit the Paris targets without a reduction in meat and dairy consumption
Read moreSelling Off the Farm
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement being negotiated between the European Union and the United States.
Read moreWhy fluoroquinolone in poultry should be banned
Fluoroquinolones are antibiotics classified by the World Health Organization as ‘critically important in human medicine’ due to their importance for treating infections such as…
Read moreFarm Animal Cloning Factsheet
The first mammal cloned from an adult cell was Dolly the sheep in 1996. The process that created Dolly is called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Since then, many other…
Read moreA Way Forward for Crisis-Hit EU Dairy and Pig Sectors
The EU pig and dairy sectors are being engulfed by a crisis of overproduction and falling prices. Agriculture Ministers are looking to help farmers with intervention measures to…
Read moreParis Climate Agreement & 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
Two closely linked agreements are the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A crucial challenge for the world for 2016 and beyond is…
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