Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow.
Countries from around the world are now gathering in Egypt for the 27United Nations Climate Change Conference. Next month, the world will gather in Montreal for the 15UN Biodiversity Conference. Climate change and biodiversity loss are interconnected global threats, and one of the most overlooked causes of each is the poor treatment of animals, particularly through the commercial wildlife trade and industrial animal agriculture.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.