by Sandra Kyle | Jul 17, 2020 | Health & Nutrition, Veganism
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: “The COVID-19 virus has had a huge impact on all of our lives and changed the way we live – perhaps forever. But while it’s important to acknowledge the massive loss of lives and jobs and the impact of the virus on our global society and...
by Sandra Kyle | Jun 26, 2020 | Environment, Health & Nutrition, Plant based meats
Millions of people all over the world are cutting back on meat or giving it up altogether. This is because of compelling evidence that plant-based is the best diet, and that over-consumption of meat and dairy leads to disease, pollution, deforestation, biodiversity...
by Sandra Kyle | May 11, 2020 | factory farming, Health & Nutrition
KEY POINTS – As well as Covid-10, this century we’ve had a long list of diseases spilled over from animals. – The number is increasing in recent years owing to population increase, global travel and trade, and also in the ways modern farming forces...
by Sandra Kyle | Apr 9, 2020 | factory farming, Health & Nutrition, Slaughterhouse, Veganism
In this Sentient Media article, Nico Stubler and Jeff Stebo argue that closing down wet markets is not enough. An immediate ban on factory farming is necessary to prevent pandemics from arising in the future. Read the article here
by Sandra Kyle | Feb 10, 2020 | Environment, Health & Nutrition, wildlife
Key Points: We need to take measures to reduce the chances of life-threatening viruses issuing from ‘wet markets’ ever happening again. The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, despite its name, does not sell just seafood – also available were hundreds...
by Sandra Kyle | Oct 26, 2019 | Health & Nutrition, Slaughterhouse
Gail A. Eisnitz, author of ‘Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry’, and 2004 winner of the Albert Schweitzer Medal, is the author of our featured article. In December this year, the U.S. Department...
