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Charities demand an end to China’s craze for wild meat linked to coronavirus outbreak

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Charities demand an end to China’s craze for wild meat linked to coronavirus outbreak An argument is mounting among conservationists about the use of ‘wet markets’  One such wet market in Wuhan, China, is believed to be the origin of Covid-19  Live and dead creatures are sold for eating and stored in cramped conditions Over 200 … Read more

Meat theft gang jailed for terrorising farmers by slaughtering flocks of sheep including nine pets

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Three members of a meat theft gang who terrorised farmers by slaughtering flocks of sheep in their fields have been given ‘deterrent’ jail sentences. Northampton Crown Court heard how the three Romanian men, who lived at the same address in Birmingham, took part in a four-month spree of ‘brutal and gruesome’ sheep killings in Northamptonshire … Read more

Coles ambassador Curtis Stone’s mince meat is the LAST item left on shelves

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Coles ambassador Curtis Stone’s mince is the LAST item left on shelves at Brisbane supermarkets after coronavirus panic buyers cleared out all the fresh meat By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:20 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 20 March 2020 Panic buyers began clearing supermarkets of essentials such as toilet paper … Read more

UK must cut meat consumption by 50 per cent to meet 2050 carbon emissions target

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Britain need to drastically reduce meat and dairy consumption and cut down on air travel if it is to meet its net zero emissions target by 2050, according to a new report. The UK cutting meat consumption by half would save 19 million tonnes of carbon emissions, says a government-backed study by non-profit Energy Systems … Read more

Swapping 100 calories of meat for a veggie substitute per day almost HALVES risk of an early death

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Swapping small amounts of meat for vegetarian substitutes can reduce the risk of an early death by up to half, a study has found. Researchers analysed the diets of 37,000 American adults, finding protein for plant sources could help people live longer.  Replacing five per cent of total meat calories per day, around 100 calories … Read more

Shoppers are left ‘feeling sick’ after discovering discoloured meat inside fresh poultry 

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‘My rotisserie chicken is green!’ Shoppers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons are left ‘feeling sick’ after discovering discoloured meat inside fresh poultry Consumers shared images on social media of the green tinted cooked chicken   The discolouration is thought to be caused by a disease where the muscles of inactive chicken are starved of oxygen when … Read more

World’s biggest meat company JBS is linked to the massacre of nine men in the Amazon 

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World’s biggest meat company JBS is linked to the massacre of nine men in the Amazon Nine peasants were hacked with machetes and executed in Mato Grosso, Brazil  Man charged with the murders, de Souza, allegedly indirectly sold meat to JBS  JBS is the largest meat processing company in the world worth $51.5 billion  By … Read more

Vegan runner is slammed online for asking her neighbors to close their windows when cooking meat

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Vegan runner who is ‘offended’ by the smell of meat is slammed for asking neighbors to show ’empathy’ by closing the windows while cooking and only grilling vegetables on the BBQ An anonymous vegan runner from Berkeley, California being criticized online Caused a stir when asked neighborhood not to cook meat with windows opened  Said smell … Read more

Meat lovers rejoice as McDonald’s launches TRIPLE cheeseburger for just £2.39

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McDonald’s fans rejoice over launch of a £2.39 TRIPLE cheeseburger – 26 years after it first appeared on UK menus McDonald’s has added triple cheeseburgers to the menu of 60 UK restaurants Fast food chain will sell the burger nationwide later this year, if it proves popular  The £2.39 cheesy meat bun is already available … Read more

PETA is slammed for ‘idiotic’ tweet suggesting that eating meat gives you coronavirus

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more