Thoughts on meatW H Chong muses on meat: it’s natural, tasty and can even be a feast for the eyes, too. So why do some choose omelettes over offal?
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Is pork from a petri dish vegetarian?
Scientists in Holland have successfully grown pig meat in a lab for the first time. The breakthrough has huge implications for the environment, but one big question remains: is it vegetarian? Peta says yes, but other groups are more cautious.
UK climate chief: Give up meat to save the planet
British climate guru Lord Stern of Brentford has caused a ruckus by declaring that the world will need to go vegetarian to combat climate change, predicting that, as people become increasingly aware of the carbon content of their food, they will naturally make the switch.
How green is tofu?
It’s the culinary preference of hippies everywhere, but is eating tofu actually any better for the environment than eating meat? Apparently it all depends on what you’re not eating…
Birmingham: Let them eat (and slaughter) lamb
The school children of Lydd Primary School in Romney Marsh, England, should be applauded for defending their right to slaughter class pet Marcus the Lamb for meat, says John Birmingham. Now that’s an education revolution.
The world’s most carnivorous countries
There is a strong correlation between the amount of meat a country consumes and its economic development. GOOD has a lovely cow-shaped graph identifying the countries eating the most and least pounds of meat on a per-capita basis.
Should animals be genetically engineered not to feel pain?
If humans are going to kill and eat animals, says philosopher Adam Shriver, we should alter their DNA make-up they can’t feel pain. It’s win-win: they no longer suffer, and we get to eat meat guilt-free. Yes, the only loss would be our dignity.
An artform gets butchered
There are rare and excellent eating cuts we now never see because of poor butcher knowledge. Whole carcass delivery is becoming rare. Stewart White laments a dying art: butchery.
Biting into the meat vs. climate change debate
Does meat production cause climate change? The problem isn’t that we’re eating juicy steaks, it’s that we’re ignoring fossil fuels and fertiliser, writes farmer Eliot Coleman.
Adding anti-biotics to our animals
Humans limit their intake of anti-biotics because we know overuse creates resistant superbugs. So why do we let Big Agribusiness pump livestock full of them? asks Nicholas Kristof.
