The global appetite for factory farmed chicken was deliberately engineered by an industry searching for ‘efficiency’.
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Too much red meat – and especially processed meat – is linked to cancer and heart disease. But moderation is the key – alongside better farming practices
We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs.
Why ‘local’ and ‘natural’ food isn’t always good for the environment, and ‘industrial’ or ‘intensive’ farming isn’t always bad.
Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.
A lack of policy has allowed industrial chicken farms to multiply in certain parts of the UK – with a lack of consideration of the environmental and social impacts.
The end of factory farming will lay the foundation for a rural resurgence and the development of more just and sustainable communities for people and animals alike.
Animal suffering not only harms other species, it endangers our own. Here’s how we can do better.
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Lecturer in Economic and Political Geography, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Sustainability and International Relations, University of Technology Sydney
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Researcher in the Health Behaviours Team, University of Oxford
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Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Soil Science/Principal consultant, Lancaster University
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Research Affiliate, Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Lecturer in International Development, King's College London
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Research Fellow in Food Systems, Deakin University