Moral Issues
Explore ethical considerations around meat consumption. Articles address animal welfare, environmental impact, and personal values to help you make informed choices.
Animal Rights
Animal rights is a highly emotive subject - often those who feel passionately about animals are criticised for being over emotional, whereas those who do not...
Feasts in Different Countries and Cultures
Feasts have long been associated with religious and cultural celebrations. The eating of certain foods to mark a particular occasion is a way to bring ceremo...
Free Range Versus Organic Poultry
The labelling of poultry can be confusing, not just because there may be many different labels all saying similar things, but because the average consumer ha...
Fur in Fashion
The popularity of fur in fashion has had a roller coaster ride. There are a number of vocal groups on both sides of the argument, with traditional cultures n...
Halal and Kosher Meats
There are many critics in the UK of the practices connected to producing Halal and kosher meats. Most of these criticisms are based around the actual slaught...
Humane Slaughter Methods
While producers of intensively reared poultry and meat will say there is nothing wrong with the slaughter methods they use, they are either misguided or righ...
Is Foie Gras Cruel?
The popular French delicacy of fois gras is highly controversial. It is a rich pate made from geese livers that is often served lightly pan fried, with brioc...
Live Livestock Exports
The issue of live exports is a highly controversial one, with the recent raised awareness in intensively farmed meat going some way to bring the issue to con...
Meat and Morals
While no one else can make the decision for you, in order to decide if you are going to eat meat, what type of meat you are going to buy and where you buy it...
Meat and Religious Traditions
Many religious have rules regarding food and drink, with restrictions on types of food that is acceptable, how it is prepared and when it is eaten. Some reli...
Modern Slaughter Methods - The Truth
We all know that every time we eat meat an animal has been killed, but we may not know how that actually happens. For the purposes of this article, we will n...
Raising Your Own Livestock
The most commonly kept livestock in the UK are chickens and hobby pigs. Hobby pigs are usually rare or small breeds that are kept almost as pets. Keeping Chi...
Why is British Veal a More Ethical Choice?
There are many strong views about veal - vegans think that any veal is deplorable, while omnivores in the Netherlands love it. In the UK there has been a lea...