Archive for December, 2009

Top restaurant in veal controversy

Dutch veal is routinely associated with lower welfare standards than those in the UK

Ecostorm, working with Compassion in World Farming, recently carried out investigations across the UK and Holland to reveal where some of the country’s top hotels and restaurants source their veal from – and established that the double Michelin-starred Espelette restaurant at The Connaught hotel was offering controversial Dutch veal while waiters claimed the meat was [...]

EFU climate film up for award

EFU film Melting Point – the new frontline in eco-activism has been invited for nomination in the ‘Reel Change’ award strand of the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival taking place in April and May 2010. The strand is seeking films under 15 minutes which address the human impacts of climate change. Melting Point sparked [...]