Halcyon Identifies

 

A planned 'super-dairy' triggered much opposition, particularly regarding animal welfare, and concerns about its impact on the environment and local residents.

 

The UN has warned that commercial fishing could be destroyed globally within 50 years.

 

Debate is intensifying about whether medical science does enough to encourage the 3Rs - i.e. replace, reduce and refine animal experiments.

 

Worldwide, an estimated 53 billion land animals are slaughtered every year for human consumption.

 

Some scientists believe they have growing evidence that animals are governed by moral codes of conduct in the same way as humans.

Recent studies have added to a growing body of evidence suggesting that some animals are more intelligent than previously thought.

• Animal Rights - 25% of mammals are in danger of disappearing; is the answer greater respect towards animals and protection of mammals within their social units and habitats?

• Animal Rights/Ethics/Food - beyond well-established arguments about animal rights and ethics, does the global food crisis now provide further compelling reasons for many more people to become vegetarian?

Response

• Animal Rights - consumer power and legislation are pushing cosmetics firms to devise new ways to assess products for safety - is this the beginning of the end of animal testing?

Responses - 23/01/08

• Animal Rights/Compassion - campaigners are working towards a world in which farm animals are treated with compassion and respect and where cruel factory farming practices end.