Environment and animal welfare

We all want to make a difference: But can I as an individual make a difference at all?

Millions of animals are tortured in German animal testing laboratories every year. Yet there are now enough animal-free methods that could replace animal testing in the long term.

A vegan month has many benefits for the environment, animals & health! Find out more in the blog about Veganuary - the perfect opportunity to get started.

Our seas are drowning in garbage - the ocean is becoming a landfill every day. Up to 18,000 pieces of plastic are floating on every km², a catastrophe for animals and the environment.

Bees are essential for the environment, but their numbers are dwindling due to bee mortality. Nevertheless, they are being bred en masse due to the high demand for honey.

The 10% animal welfare campaign in April will benefit the association Doctors Against Animal Experiments, among others. In our interview, Managing Director Claus Kronaus introduces us to the association.

Meat consumption: Known risks, no strategies. Paradoxically, consumption is steadily increasing worldwide. Health, social and environmental risks.

Every year, Germans eat around 217 eggs per capita. Many Germans opt for free-range or organic eggs to ensure a happy life for the hens. But do hens raised in these ways really suffer less?

Environmental protection - a study by Oxford University: the most effective contribution is to avoid animal products. You can find all the other results in our blog post.

When it comes to climate change, most people think of airplanes, cars or the smoking chimneys of factories. But many people don't know this: Animal-based foods have a considerable impact on the climate balance.

Over the last few decades, plastic has become a major problem on our planet. While 1.5 million tonnes of plastic were produced worldwide in 1950, this figure had risen to 322 million tonnes by 2015.

The worst forest fires are currently raging in Brazil. The Amazon, the green lung of our planet, is in danger.

Hardly any other food has as many negative effects on the environment as meat. This is because meat consumption leads to increased species extinction, a high waste of resources and favours climate change.