Learn more about how we’re all connected
Whether it’s superbugs potentially being created on factory farms, pandemics, or demand for meat contributing to emissions, it’s time to understand that how we treat animals impacts our health.
Superbugs are emerging on factory farms
Antibiotic resistant bacteria — called “superbugs” — are emerging on farms from antibiotic overuse. Those superbugs are entering our food chain and our environment, and when passed to people, make us less able to fight infections.
Factory farming is a super threat to our health
Treating animals cruelly and keeping them in poor conditions can lead to the emergence of novel viruses that impact humans like COVID-19. It’s hard to imagine...
Intensive farming and the connection to climate change
Intensive animal agriculture has grown to such a scale that the impacts have never been more obvious. Eating less meat and dairy is one of the most meaning things that we can do as individuals to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
Concerned about climate change? Eating less meat and dairy is a powerful way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues in the world today. A warming planet has implications on the well-being of humans and animals alike.
Factory farming and the connection to pandemics
Keeping large numbers of genetically uniform animals in overcrowded, confined conditions can lead to the emergence and spread of viruses with the potential to infect humans. In 2020 the UN reported that agricultural intensification has been responsible for over 50% of infectious diseases from animals since 1940.
Intensive animal agriculture a major risk factor in the rise of new pandemics: report
Last month, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) published a report titled, “Preventing...
The wildlife trade and the connection to pandemics
Close contact between captive wild animals and people is a dangerous cocktail. Zoonotic infections can emerge and be spread at every stage of the wildlife trade. This should be of critical concern, as almost 75% of emerging infectious diseases affecting human health originate in wildlife – SARS, Ebola, and now COVID-19.
Why we need to curb the wildlife trade
With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe, we can no longer ignore the dangers of exploiting wild animals
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