A new strain of flu with the potential to become the next global pandemic has been identified in pigs in China
Covid-19 could be the ‘straw that breaks the meat industry’s back’, says a new report
A story in the Metro this week says vegetarians “are more likely to be depressed and meat is good for mental health”. This is, of course, nonsense…
The Covid-19 coronavirus may be linked to a wet market, but the next pandemic could come from a factory farm near you.
Air quality in cities has improved as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, but it’s a temporary glimpse of how things could be rather than a cause to celebrate.
Finally, the right question is being asked. In the Guardian this week, an article describes how scientists are tracing the path of SARS CoV-2 from a wild animal host, but says we need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production.
The H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a turkey flock of 40,000 birds and local media reported that the outbreak might result in them all being slaughtered.…
