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Photo shows a group of free range hens moving around a relatively spacious coop. A new study has found that organic free-range egg farming is twice as bad for the environment as caged

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Organic Egg Farming Is Twice As Bad For The Environment, Finds Study

The study acknowledged that reducing egg consumption could reduce the sector's significant environmental impact

18th August 2026

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Photo shows one of the recent street "stunts" from Adfree Cities, where activists attached signs to advertisements highlighting the link between the company or product and harmful factory farming. The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

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Photo shows a woman walking barefoot through a lush green forest. Portugal’s Buçaco National Forest has been certified as the world’s fourth “therapeutic forest.”

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Photo shows Bear Grylls, a British adventurer and TV presenter, who has said that eating organ meats helped his family to “thrive” after they gave up their vegan diets

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coconut milk dark chocolate mousse with vanilla extract and vegan chocolate

Coconut Milk Dark Chocolate Mousse

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classic boba tea tartlets with vegan pie crust, plant milk, coconut cream, and Earl Grey tea

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Photo shows a woman walking barefoot through a lush green forest. Portugal’s Buçaco National Forest has been certified as the world’s fourth “therapeutic forest.”

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A woman in yoga clothes sits in the lotus position with one hand on her belly and the other on her chest while practicing diaphragmatic breathing, illustrating how to breathe better.

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Photo shows Bear Grylls, a British adventurer and TV presenter, who has said that eating organ meats helped his family to “thrive” after they gave up their vegan diets

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Photo shows one of the recent street "stunts" from Adfree Cities, where activists attached signs to advertisements highlighting the link between the company or product and harmful factory farming. The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements

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Photo shows Bernardo Ficarella, a vegan athlete and champion martial artist with black belts in both judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wearing multiple medals and holding a trophy

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Photo shows the crew and organisers of Vegan Camp Out posing on a large "vegan" sign. Vegan Camp Out has announced the food lineup for this year’s festival

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Photo shows vegan MMA fighter Ahmed Labban posing next to a billboard that features him and advertises ZeGeVege Festival, an upcoming vegetarian event

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Photo shows Mo Gilligan, an award-winning British comedian, podcaster, and TV host. The award-winning British comedian stars in a new Netflix documentary, 'Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy,' which examines the history of fried chicken and how the “big business” of fast food and factory farming affect human health and the environment

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Photo shows someone's hand holding up a packet of plant-based Lightlife mince. The Vegetarian Society's Jenny Canham writes that the labelling of plant-based food is "worth speaking up for"

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Photo shows a large bowl of fresh fruit and vegetables on a table, as someone in a lab coat writes on a clip board. Dr Mathew Nagra has debunked claims that Bryan Johnson’s recent diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis (AIG) was caused by a vegan diet

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Photo shows a woman's hands as she prepares a salad with fresh fruits and vegetables and leafy greens. Vegetarians have “substantially lower” risk of five common types of cancer, according to a landmark new study.

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Photo shows someone's hand as they hold up a carton of Oatly with the new "trust the processed" label addressing the oat milk's classification as a processed food

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Photo shows someone's hand holding up a glass of milk. Nine people are currently experiencing “serious illness” in Idaho after drinking raw dairy milk, and two children have been hospitalized

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Environment

Photo shows a group of free range hens moving around a relatively spacious coop. A new study has found that organic free-range egg farming is twice as bad for the environment as caged

Organic Egg Farming Is Twice As Bad For The Environment, Finds Study

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Photo shows one of the recent street "stunts" from Adfree Cities, where activists attached signs to advertisements highlighting the link between the company or product and harmful factory farming. The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

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Photo shows a woman walking barefoot through a lush green forest. Portugal’s Buçaco National Forest has been certified as the world’s fourth “therapeutic forest.”

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Photo shows a farmer's hand holding lentils. According to a new study, global uptake of plant-rich diets within a full transformation scenario could reduce emissions by 76 percent

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Animals

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Photo shows a dog and a cat eating out of the same bowl. A new study has found that nutritionally sound vegan and vegetarian diets are “well-digested” by dogs and cats

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Aerial view of the demolished Ashton-under-Lyne slaughterhouse site, showing the flattened area where the UK pig gas chamber demolished after the facility’s closure once operated

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Photo shows some of the members of the Faaborg family, who own the 1100 Farm but previously spent three decades farming pigs. The former pig farm has transformed into a speciality mushroom growing operation with support from The Transfarmation Project

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Business

Photo shows staff from the Bauer Group holding ingredients such as soy beans and oats in their hands. Bauer Group, a major German dairy company has opened a new production facility for plant-based milk and yogurt

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Photo shows a group of free range hens moving around a relatively spacious coop. A new study has found that organic free-range egg farming is twice as bad for the environment as caged

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Photo shows a group of free range hens moving around a relatively spacious coop. A new study has found that organic free-range egg farming is twice as bad for the environment as caged

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Photo shows one of the recent street "stunts" from Adfree Cities, where activists attached signs to advertisements highlighting the link between the company or product and harmful factory farming. The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements

Photo shows one of the recent street "stunts" from Adfree Cities, where activists attached signs to advertisements highlighting the link between the company or product and harmful factory farming. The new “Gag Big Ag” campaign from Adfree Cities has called for a UK-wide ban on adverts that promote factory farming, meat, and dairy

Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements Adfree Cities Calls For A Ban On Factory Farming Advertisements

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