But whilst change is urgently needed, time is running out!

Which is why we need to seize the opportunity of this year’s UN Food Systems Summit to move toward a global agreement to end factory farming. To reset our food system. To regenerative, restorative farming, working with nature, not against her.

To that end, I am deeply proud and honoured to have been appointed a ‘Champion’ of the Food Systems Champions Network and that I will represent animal welfare organisations in Europe and beyond, as a Food Systems Champion for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

It has never been so important for humanity, for animals and for all life on Earth to manage our food systems in a genuinely sustainable way and I assure you of my passion and resolve to further the aims of the Summit, now and in the future, as we all seek to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

In closing, may I urge you on World Wildlife Day, to come together and make a pledge for all life on Earth. A simple pledge made through our food choices and that will make a world of difference; by choosing to eat more plants and less meat and dairy; making sure any animal products we do eat comes from non-factory farmed sources like pasture-fed, organic and free-range. In so doing, you will be making a significant difference – for all animals and for all life.

Thank you.

Please join our call to the world’s most influential organizations, including The World Bank, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization, to replace factory farming with a food system that respects animals, nurtures our planet and reduces the risk of pandemics.

Please use this link to sign our petition and join the call for a future without factory farming (www.ciwf.org.uk/pandemic).