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Latest Earthcast: The Meat and Dairy Crisis Dear colleague, Join the authors of The Meat Crisis<http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=102354> for an event that explores the issues surrounding the global growth in the production and consumption of meat and dairy animals and products. Joyce D'Silva and John Webster will describe the cultural and health factors of this growth in consumption, and present the implications of the likely intensification of farming for both small-scale producers and for the animals. The Meat and Dairy Crisis<https://earthscanevents.webex.com/mw0306lb/mywebex/default.do;jsessionid=PmWQMp5R66hLDtXxypNQB3TwqshZLTfxpPvd1YQG60Hfg83dcmfk!-1732269108?nomenu=true&siteurl=earthscanevents&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fearthscanevents.webex.com%2Fec0605lb%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D356068087%26siteurl%3Dearthscanevents%26%26%26> The Meat and Dairy Crisis: The detrimental costs of factory farming * Understand the drivers that have resulted in factory farming practices * Learn about the animal welfare issues that have arisen as a result of selective breeding and intensive production * Discover the true costs of consuming meat; for both our physical health and the future of the planet Click here for free registration<https://earthscanevents.webex.com/mw0306lb/mywebex/default.do;jsessionid=PmWQMp5R66hLDtXxypNQB3TwqshZLTfxpPvd1YQG60Hfg83dcmfk!-1732269108?nomenu=true&siteurl=earthscanevents&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fearthscanevents.webex.com%2Fec0605lb%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D356068087%26siteurl%3Dearthscanevents%26%26%26> Monday 11th October 2010 17:00 (UK time - GMT +1), 12:00 (EDT), 9:00 (PDT) Joyce D'Silva has worked for Compassion in World Farming since 1985, including fourteen years as Chief Executive. She lectures internationally and has published widely on farm animal welfare, including co-editing Animals, Ethics and Trade<http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?tabid=786> (Earthscan, 2006). John Webster is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bristol, UK. He was a founder member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council and is a former President of both the Nutrition Society and the British Society for Animal Science. Currently he is a member of the Animal Health and Welfare panel for the European Food Safety Authority. 20% DISCOUNT: Type EARTHCAST into the voucher code box in your shopping cart when ordering any book. For more information, and to view all previous Earthcasts, please visit www.earthcasts.co.uk<http://www.earthcasts.co.uk> Click the following links to join us on YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/EarthscanVideo>, Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earthscan/40207053788?ref=ts> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/earthscan> "Earthscan is performing a really valuable public service by enabling us all to listen to some the world's best sustainability consultants and to be able to ask them questions." Rick Row, Sustainable Business Consultant "Brilliant! I found the session to be informative and very relevant to current events. Keep up the good work." Nana Guar, Research Analyst, Sustainability Excellence "Well timed, well chaired, well presented - smoothest webcast I've seen!" Deviah Aiama, Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada "An excellent way of hearing about recent developments from leading thinkers in the field." Dr Sarah Dalrymple, Teaching Fellow in Ecology, University of Aberdeen All the best, Laurann Laurann de Verteuil Marketing Assistant Earthscan Ltd Dunstan House 14a St Cross Street London, EC1N 8XA Direct Tel: +44 (0)20 7841 1955 www.earthscan.co.uk<http://www.earthscan.co.uk/> Earthscan is the 2010 Independent Publisher of the Year<http://www.ipg.uk.com/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=pp132> Join Earthscan on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earthscan/40207053788?ref=nf#!/pages/Earthscan/40207053788?ref=ts>, and follow @Earthscan on Twitter