Preserving Our Planet

Elephants rides are a lucrative business in Asia with little regard for the welfare of the animals. Social media is currently inundated with fury over wildlife tourist attractions – the latest being the elephants sat on elephants, or in other words, the tourists sat on baby elephants which are completely ill-equipped to saddle their weight.   These goons grin foolishly - with no regard for the welfare of the elephants - as they stand in the surf. When is close too close? The surest way to assess if the situation is ethical on the animal is to think long and hard about how far out of their natural environment the animal is for your entertainment. Then look at how they are being treated by those selling you time with them.   Consider the following as being abusive: ·        the animal is in a pen ·        the animal is on a lead ·        the animal is ...

      Yes, you can eat sustainably – in 7 simple steps!   Can you afford to ignore the need to change to sustainable eating – not if you want to be healthy. It is no secret that modern food production is not only harmful to the environment and animals but personal health. Globally, the impact of industrial food production means pesticides, additives, preservatives and other chemicals find their way into your food. These have been linked to birth defects, damage to the nervous system and even cancer .   Mono-cropping – growing only one crop in an area – reduces the genetic diversity of a plant and makes them more susceptible to diseases. This means entire crops are at risk of being wiped out by pests. Factory farming means animals are kept in unsanitary conditions, often crammed together with no free movement. Sickness is rife and easily spread. These poor animals are then used for mass food production – their welfare exchanged for...