Articles by Martin Hickman
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UK: Victory in the Campaign to Ban Circus Animals
Martin Hickman – The Independent,
27 Jun 2011
MPs voted to ban wild animals in circuses last night [23 Jun 2011] after David Cameron’s attempts to bully Conservative backbenchers into voting against the measure backfired and ended in a humiliating public defeat. In a decision hailed by campaigners as an “historic victory for animal welfare and protection”, MPs of all parties unanimously backed a ban and the Government signalled that it would introduce one, ending forever the days of lions, tigers, elephants and other wild animals in the big top.
→ read full articleOnline Protest Drives Nestlé to Environmentally Friendly Palm Oil
Martin Hickman – The Independent,
24 May 2010
Food giant bows to Greenpeace campaign and vows to cut its ‘deforestation footprint’.
→ read full articleENGLAND: MINISTER SIGNALS BAN ON CIRCUS WILD ANIMALS
Martin Hickman – The Independent,
26 Mar 2010
Wild animals are to be banned from circuses, ending hundreds of years of performing elephants, tigers and lions in the big top, the Government will say today. In response to a public consultation. Environment minister Jim Fitpatrick said he was ‘minded’ to bring in a ban after 94 per cent of people backed the idea. […]
→ read full articleFURY AS EU APPROVES GM POTATO
Martin Hickman and Genevieve Roberts – The Independent,
4 Mar 2010
Critics claim plant could spread antibiotic-resistant diseases to humans.The introduction of a genetically modified potato in Europe risks the development of human diseases that fail to respond to antibiotics, it was claimed last night. German chemical giant BASF this week won approval from the European Commission for commercial growing of a starchy potato with a […]
→ read full articleMcCARTNEY URGES ‘MEAT-FREE DAYS’ TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent,
15 Jun 2009
Chargrilled asparagus and lemon tart – that’s the vegetarian menu for a glamorous cast of musicians, actors, writers and artists starting a mass movement today to limit meat eating and combat climate change. With his daughters, Stella and Mary, Sir Paul McCartney is behind Meat Free Monday, which aims to persuade people to go veggie […]
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