Why are we still caging hens?

This year the British Hen Welfare Trust celebrates 20 years of rescuing laying hens from slaughter at the end of their commercial lives. Their work began when founder Jane Howorth MBE, watched an epis

As a child, the zoo felt like a magical world – lionesses lounging under dull British skies, laminated tanks of rare reptiles and flurries of exotic birds I had only ever seen in books. I was raised o

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Living well for a healthy planet

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Climate change is shifting the balance of vineyard biodiversity, creating new challenges for wine-growers