I was holding a pig-out for friends: a grand dinner with a startlingly well-balanced menu, so long as it was pig. We started with a pig’s liver and lean meat terrine, encased in trotter jelly and the strutto fat, and … Continue reading
Times may be tough, the recession may be biting deep, but shoppers haven’t cracked. Not when it comes to eggs, at least. The number of free-range eggs sold is expected to rise to 2bn a year by October to match … Continue reading
Terrorists attacking our food supply is a nightmare scenario that has been given new life during the recent swine flu outbreak. Although it seems easy to do, understanding why it hasn’t happened is important. GR Dalziel, at the Nanyang Technological … Continue reading
Farm Sanctuary launches its latest campaign with a newly revised and updated report on “humane” labeling schemes. Recommended.
CIWF have published an informative and comprehensive report titled “The Role of Factory Farming in the Cause and Spread of Swine Influenza.” Recommended.
Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law on May 13 legislation banning gestation crates and veal crates with effect from January 1, 2011. The bill was sponsored by the chair of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Committee and it … Continue reading
