On August 4, 2025, #Meat & #Livestock #Australia announced a $20 million research partnership with #TibaBiotech & the #NSW Government to pioneer a world-first #biodegradable #mRNA #vaccine for #footandmouthdisease (#FMD). While Australia remains FMD-free, this step was announced to safeguard against potential outbreaks that could cost the Australian economy up to $80 billion.
The vaccine, tested in Germany, uses mRNA technology to trigger an #immuneresponse in #cattle.
#auspol
Physicians Committee Tells MAHA That Meat and Dairy Are the Leading Health Risks for Americans https://vegconomist.com/health/physicians-committee-maha-meat-and-dairy-leading-health-risks-americans/
Reducing #meat consumption is necessary for mitigating #climatechange & improving public health. Among surveyed Hungarians, #health concerns are the biggest driver of dietary change, while the #environment & #animalwelfare have a more modest influence… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.sf... #diets
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busybee: fluffy rambles: Crowd Cow: experiment end https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/15668-Crowd-Cow-experiment-end #CrowdCow #Blog #Meat #Food
(2/2) … while low in red #meat & #sugar. Higher adherence to this diet is linked to lower risk of #mortality, cardiovascular #disease & #diabetes, suggesting public #health benefits of adopting it: doi.org/10.1016/j.me... #nutrition
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Shifting one's diet to more #plantbased products is one of the most efficient ways to mitigate one's environment #footprint. Significant #environment benefits could be achieved already when 40% of the largest red meat-eating population shifts its diet… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #meat #diets
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Yellow-tailed Wooly Monkeys holler loudly in #Peru's jungle. They're critically endangered from #palmoil
️ and #meat #deforestation. Fight back against them disappearing, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/07/17/peruvian-yellow-tailed-woolly-monkey-lagothrix-flavicauda/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
#Mexico: Compared with current #diets, healthy & #sustainable diets can reduce #mortality, especially #vegan diets. Greater consumption of #plantbased foods and reduced intake of red #meat & sugary beverages are key contributors to lower mortality: doi.org/10.1186/s128... #health
Impact of healthy and sustaina...
If you need an extra reason to visit Toyama, then Himawari Shokudo 2, The Japan Times’ 2025 Destination Restaurant of the Year, should fit the bill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/08/food-drink/toyama-himawari-shokudo-italian/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #meat #chefs #toyama #italiancuisine
From #meat to #palmoil
- #agriculture is the world's biggest driver of #deforestation and animal #extinction
As these activities intensify, whole ecosystems could go #extinct. Fight back! #BoycottPalmOil and be #Vegan #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/14/how-our-food-choices-cut-into-forests-and-put-us-closer-to-viruses/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
Toyama – In Japan’s gastronomic firmament, Toyama Prefecture has long been overlooked and overshadowed by its neighbor, Ishikawa. The excellence of its seafood, sake, rice and other agricultural produce has never been in doubt. But its restaurants never managed …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1341503/at-himawari-shokudo-2-italian-food-with-a-japanese-soul/ At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul #Chefs #ItalianCuisine #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #meat #news #toyama Toyama – In Japan’s gastronomic firmament, Toyama Prefecture has long been overlooked and overshadowed by its neighbor, Ishikawa. The excellence of its seafood, sake, rice and other agricultural produce has never been in doubt. But its restaurants never managed to attain the same degree of prominence as
"Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly"
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“They put this huge spotlight, with the help of [non-governmental organizations], on these marginally effective practices,” she said. “This is what I call the ‘positive-side-of-the-ledger’ approach, which Big Ag does a lot: Just focus your big spotlight on the positive stuff and completely ignore the overall system and the overall indicators.”
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Happy #InternationalCatDay, our feline friends come in all sizes and temperaments. Sadly, 25 of 36 wild cats species are threatened #agriculture mainly #palmoil #meat #soy #deforestation. Fight for them #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/08/28/jaguar-panthera-onca/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
The #meat industry uses #environment groups to make #beef seem climate-friendly. These non-profit partners provide a "fairy dust" of legitimacy to the #industry & make people feel better about eating beef, despite the sector’s ballooning #emissions & pollution… (1/2) www.desmog.com/2025/08/06/r...
Revealed: How the Meat Industr...
Not all #ultraprocessed foods have equal #health impacts. Some, like #plantbased milks, may offer #nutrition benefits, while others, like sugary drinks & processed #meat, are linked to negative outcomes. Similarly, animal-based #UPF products increased #diabetes risk… (1/3) doi.org/10.1017/S002...
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This argument is really scraping the barrel and is so off point it’s not even funny. I shouldn’t have to mention that other leaders such as Pol Pot, Stalin, and many others, all ate meat. If the diet of dictators are important to measure how we should be eating, then surely meat is right off the menu too?
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