Welfare
When it comes to animal welfare, we are still in the stone age. Campaigns like ‘End the Cage Age’ give us a clue about how little progress we have made, especially in industrial agriculture, where animals are treated as factors of production rather than sentient beings. It’s not only cruelty-free farming – and plant-based or cultured meat alternatives – that can make a difference. Volvo has taken an ethical stand for animal welfare by going completely leather-free in future electric cars. Likewise, the fashion and textiles industries can choose cruelty-free practices by banning fur and choosing responsible down and vegan leathers.
— Wayne Visser
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