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On the left hand side, a picture of a bank. On the right hand side, a picture of a pig in a factory farm
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Food Systems

Why switching banks may reduce your money's role in factory farming more than changing your diet

UK banks channelled £62bn to factory farming between 2015–2022. Here's how the banking system works, and what you can do about where your money goes.
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Pigs are kept indoors in a filthy and dark pen
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Ethics

If pigs spend 80% of their lives indoors, how can the label say "outdoor bred"?

Undercover footage from an RSPCA Assured pig farm shows what "outdoor bred" really means, and this pattern that runs across the entire meat and dairy...
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A turkey stands in a cramped farm
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OPINION
Ethics

Have you ever wondered about the life your Christmas turkey had?

This Christmas, it’s not just what’s on the plate that matters – it’s the untold story behind your turkey and the traditions we rarely stop to question.
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Investigative news-style thumbnail showing the official JBS logo looming large over a herd of beef cattle in the foreground, with some animals tagged and crowded together, while behind them a stark contrast landscape shows the Amazon rainforest on one side and a brutally deforested
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OPINION
The Climate Crisis

Why illegal beef laundering should matter to every shopper: how your food choices shape the climate and nature crisis

Learn how JBS, the world's largest meat company, may have bought "laundered" beef from illegal deforestation in Brazil, and why it matters for the…
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