Page views: 75 „It has taken decades to fight for our protection laws. Let's not allow them to be quietly abolished because conservative parties - such as the European People's Party, the sister party of the CDU/CSU - want to exploit the majority situation to abolish good and important protection standards.“Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. Open letter to the EU Commission Plenary Chamber of the European Parliament in Brussels,...
Page views: 87 Something big is coming. So big, in fact, that it's not quite finished yet. Which is a shame, because tomorrow morning at 11am Robert is going to drop a bombshell that may prove everything my radio play claims. And because that's the case, I've decided to give you a little taster today. If we get the kind...
Page views: 100 And suddenly it's food or no food: Nestlé food or no food So. This article and the research into it will be exciting. For medical reasons, I am no longer dependent on receiving my tube feeds by bolus (syringe), but via the PEG pump. My previous tube feed, restoric® supportiv S Vegan from Vitasy, which I have been very happy with for years, has unfortunately...
Pageviews: 191 How Nuremberg Zoo wants to set a dangerous precedent Nuremberg Zoo is facing an ethical decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the entire German zoo landscape. While more than 40 Guinea baboons are fearing for their lives in the zoo's cramped enclosures, the zoo management under director Dag Encke is trying to set a precedent that will make it impossible for all animals to...
Page views: 80 The cabinet of horrors of the everyday: The true horror behind Bepanthen ointment and lanolin Bepanthen ointment can be found in almost every German bathroom. What few people realise: Behind the famous eye and nose ointment lies a cabinet of horrors of animal suffering that is unrivalled. Each gram of ointment contains 250 milligrams of wool wax - obtained from the agony of countless sheep. Most consumers...
Page views: 149 A bloody spectacle takes place every year in the quiet forests and wide open fields of Germany: the fox hunt. Over 400,000 of these intelligent and adaptable animals fall victim to hunting every year. But more and more voices are asking: Is this practice still in keeping with the times? Was fox hunting ever appropriate? What impact does it have on our ecosystem, and what...
Page views: 1,437 And about why I don't eat mushroomsAre vegans allowed to eat mushrooms? A fascinating look at ethics, biology and individual decisionsFungi - fascinating creatures that are neither plants nor animals, but form their own world in the realm of fungi. But the question of whether vegans are allowed to eat mushrooms opens up a discussion that interweaves ethics, science and personal convictions....
Page views: 99 animal welfare and consumer organisations have repeatedly uncovered that dairy products from (even) well-known brands that advertise pasture-based farming actually come from tethered cows. And people don't want to admit it, but even chain farming is commonplace in Germany. It is therefore difficult to evaluate information on the stated form of husbandry, as there is usually no information other than the manufacturer's labelling that...
Page views: 188 When I spoke to my carer yesterday about his childhood experiences, he proudly told me about his father's dairy cow in Bosnia. His belief that cows are naturally designed to produce milk for humans reminded me again of the endless discussions I've already had: How can we continue to believe...
Page views: 185 In conversation with my sister. The first past interview, recorded on Sunday, 10 November 2024. Katrin: Patrick, I find your link between Japanese whaling and the German dairy industry really exciting. How did you come up with the idea of linking the two topics? Patrick: Yes, it sounds far-fetched at first, but they are both really good examples of how lobbying can minimise the exploitation of...
