Cue sinister music and the sound of rasping breaths. I’ve just discovered I’m living on the Dark Side. Freakonomics, the blog of professional debunkers Stephen J Dubner and Steven D Levitt, claims to have both uncovered a new species of consumer, the compassionate carnivore, and revealed the real, dark truth of that breed. There’s a relatively [...]
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Tag Archives: Animal welfare
What price welfare?
1 September, 2011
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Once again British farmers will be squeezed as Britain implements tighter welfare standards while other countries fail to do so. UK farmers, who are on course to comply with EU-imposed welfare improvements, fear cheap imports from countries where the directive is ignored. Hundreds of poultry farmers across Europe with millions of egg-laying hens are expected [...]
Read moreCruelty arising from efficiency
5 August, 2011
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When the Telegraph recently ran a story on the abuse of animals at an Essex slaughterhouse, most of commentary in the media focused on the appalling nature of the treatment inflicted on the animals. To my mind, the commentary missed the point—that the abuse is in large part down to the sheer scale of modern [...]
Read moreEvening chores
28 November, 2010
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The temperature may be well below freezing, but that’s no deterrent for the Wee ‘Un when it comes to helping with the chores. As soon as I say it’s time to do the evening chores, he hurtles into the kitchen to put on his cold weather gear and dashes out to join me as I [...]
Read moreGoodbye to Graham
5 November, 2010
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Graham as we’ll remember him Our senior Berkshire boar, Graham, had to be put down this evening. Last year, the vet discovered Graham had a degenerative condition that meant his cartilage was eroding, leaving him less mobile. Initially, we thought we’d have to put him down quite quickly but with careful management we’ve kept him [...]
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