China will buy out farms breeding exotic animals for their meat

Provinces across China are offering cash to farmers who breed wild animals for their meat in the hope of stopping the exotic meat trade. Officials in at least four provinces have promised buyout schemes or other financial aid to help residents whose income relies on the breeding of unconventional species, such as porcupines, cobras and … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow unboxes frozen meats from small farms after admitting to being ‘more of an omnivore’

Gwyneth Paltrow appears to have turned her back on the macrobiotic diet she has become famed for advocating.  Taking to Instagram, the actress, 47, was excited to share a video in which she was unpacking a vast quantity of frozen meat during her time in quarantine. The star, who recently told Harper’s Bazaar that she’s … Read more

Researchers in Norway test using underwater robots with fin-like flaps to guard fish farms 

Researchers in Norway test how comfortable salmon in a commercial fish farm being monitored by underwater robots instead of human divers A team of scientists in Norway observed 188,000 salmon in a sea cage fish farm They sent a smaller and larger robot into the water to observe the salmon The fish appeared to be … Read more

Harry and Meghan’s $18m luxury Vancouver Island home is surrounded by ‘potential weed farms’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are certainly poised to live the high life after quitting their royal duties, not only due to the millions they are set to rake in but because their Vancouver Island home is surrounded by ‘potential weed farms’, DailyMail.com can disclose.  Just down the road from the $18 million rental they have … Read more

George Clooney says Nespresso ‘has work to do’ after documentary reveals child laborer coffee farms 

Nespresso ambassador George Clooney admits the brand ‘still has work to do’ after documentary revealed their coffee beans ‘are picked by child laborers’ An investigation uncovered child labor at farms linked to Nespresso coffee Channel 4’s Dispatches showed youngsters working eight-hour days picking beans and shifting heavy loads to weighing areas on plantations in Guatemala They … Read more