Ambitious proposals to ban the sale of European Union (EU) reared meat in all 27 member states where livestock has suffered from poor welfare have been tabled by the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. (meatinfo.co.uk). Advising the European Commission to swiftly draft a new ‘action plan on the protection and welfare of animals’ for 2011-2015, MEPs said: “The EU ought to, as soon as possible, adopt a strong general animal welfare law, which... read more →
A UN advisor has admitted flaws in the statistics of a report that claimed meat production was responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions, following claims by a US scientist. (meatinfo.co.uk) Pierre Gerber, who co-wrote the 2006 ‘Livestock’s Long Shadow’ study, conceded to the BBC that statistics were not entirely accurate, demonstrating that livestock production was a greater polluter to the earth’s atmosphere than transport. Gerber was responding... read more →
