Appropriating natural habitats for agricultural use is a leading cause of thousands of species going extinct every year. Orangutans are unwitting ambassadors for those species that are, or soon will be, sent into oblivion. Expanding and new palm oil plantations, probably the most important vegetable oil of all, is the main driver of deforestation in… Continue reading Trouble With Palm Oil
Month: January 2019
Fish feel fear and pain, just like us
Fish feel fear and pain, the clear scientific evidence is shows this is the same as for mammals and birds, yet they are treated as insentient beings and made to suffer in a way we would call torture and find totally unacceptable on land. It is staggering that a so-called civilised and rational society still… Continue reading Fish feel fear and pain, just like us