Philip Lymbery Interviewed by Nick Higham

Leading animal welfare campaigner Philip Lymbery argues that cheap meat is a key factor in the demise of some of the world’s most endangered species and calls for a new approach to global ecological security.

Lymbery says cheap meat on supermarket shelves is a little known but significant cause of wildlife extinction. He argues that every time we choose intensively reared meat over organic or free range alternatives we are helping to fuel the destruction of forests and causing the loss of species such as Sumatran elephant, the African penguin and the jaguar. And he calls for a fusion of farming, food and nature as a way of providing ecological security.

Lymbery is chief executive of Compassion in World Farming and a visiting professor at the University of Winchester. He is also author of Farmageddon: The True Cost of Meat. He has been involved in many high-profile animal welfare reforms including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He is a winner of the Golden Dove for Peace award for making a significant contribution to the cause of peace.

This event is part of a series under the banner Pasture to Plate® that looks at the environmental and health benefits of raising food on pasture and getting it to the consumer quickly through a short supply chain.