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Sick as a Dog

In an idle moment the other day, I was looking at a tin of dog food (yep, times is hard . . .). More specifically, it was a tin of chicken and vegetable casserole, or something along those lines. I have to tell you that I feel a little nervous twitch coming on when I see ingredients like rice and vegetables listed on a tin of dog food. Then, when I read, ‘a contribution to your dog’s five-a-day,’ the twitch [...]

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Cereal Killers

We are being lied to. About everything. As a seeker of truth, this bothers me. It bothers me that people we should be able to trust, such as our politicians, the medical profession and those who control our food supply, are at best ill-advised and at worst self-serving, duplicitous and corrupt. Some lies are huge. According to what we are told, we live in a democracy through which a freely elected government looks after our interests. The truth is, [...]

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Livestock Transports: How the EU Should Live up to Their own Standards

Every year hundreds of thousands of animals are transported from the European Union to Turkey. For days they travel in overcrowded trucks without enough ventilation, water and food, only to meet their end in slaughterhouses that do not meet European standards for animal welfare or international recommendations of the OIE, the World Organisation for Animal Health, of which Turkey is a member. In the first half of 2011, almost 600,000 sheep were transported to Turkey from the EU, more [...]

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Get Social, Get Clean!

As part of an effort to clean up our local environment, Activisionary are starting a twitter campaign focusing on the removal of unwanted waste and illegal dumping sites scattered around urban, suburban and rural areas. Harnessing the power of one of the leading social networks, we will be building a network of concerned individuals who care for their local environment. Do you live in an urban, suburban or rural area? Is there litter scattered every where? Tweet us your location! [...]

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Excess Packaging

Although a lot of efforts are being made by leading companies and manufacturers regarding excess packaging, there still remains a considerable amount of products exceeding unnecessary packing techniques. This is due to factors ranging from marketing schemes and desirability to laws and regulations relating to hygiene and safety. Why is excess packaging an issue? It has been estimated that 30 million tonnes of household waste is created in the United Kingdom every year of which an unnecessary 5.9 million tonnes [...]

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