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Client Spotlight: Last Chance for Animals On December 12th, 2023, the "Special Bill for the End of Dog Meat Consumption" successfully passed the Ag Sub-Committee of the South Korean National Assembly. This marks a crucial initial stride towards legislating the end of the South Korean dog meat trade and industry. The "Special Bill for the End of Dog Meat Consumption" sets the goal of ending dog meat consumption by 2027 (three years from the enforcement date). It outlines the state's responsibility in formulating and executing the necessary policies to achieve this objective. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs must establish a "Basic Plan for Ending Dog Meat Consumption" that includes 1) matters related to the closure and transition of dog meat farms and 2) measures for the protection and management of dogs relinquished by dog farm owners. Last but not least, it will prohibit the raising, slaughtering and selling of dogs for human consumption. LCA/ALW has shown unwavering effort relative to helping end the dog meat trade, and we would like to welcome this decision made by the country’s National Assembly. The Assembly’s Ag Sub-committee has shown courage by opening the door to a ‘Dog Meat Free Korea’. #client #dogs #animalwelfare #animalrescue #animalrights #fundraising #nonprofit #nonprofitleadership #helpinghands #holidaygiving #holidays #dogood #charity #charityfundraiser #tmg #TheMariaGroup #consultants #consulting #nonprofitorganization #nonprofits #fundingopportunity #fundraisers

Final Petfood Forum Trivia question! Put those thinking socks....er, caps, on! Question Three: Which student is presenting research on the utilization of dried bakery products as an ingredient? Head to the Future of Petfood Pavilion to find out, then bring your answer to Petfood Industry Booth 1512. Only the first 25 correct answers will win!  (Peter looks like he's really pondering this one….) #petfoodforum Thanks to Peter, Frannie and VALOR SERVICE DOGS INC for donating their modeling time.

The history of gumbo is born of struggle, a response to hunger and adversity by creating a rich and savory stew from leftovers. Recipes vary in their use of seafood, chicken, sausage, okra or filé powder. But all gumbos start with a roux, a combination of fat and flour used to thicken the broth and hold the ingredients together. Morial uses gumbo to sum up a philosophy of adaptation through struggle and applies it to leadership and community development. We’re applying The Gumbo Coalition ideology to our own mission. Now in its second year, The Prospect KC’s Gumbo Fest 2023 celebrates and supports the revitalization of the financially divested Eastside. The Prospect KC is a ground-breaking social enterprise founded in 2019 to serve Kansas City’s Eastside, a neighborhood struggling with food apartheid, a racist and oppressive system that creates inequitable food systems. For more info and tickets: https://lnkd.in/gxxf-96v #blackowned #coffeeshop #culinaryjobtraining #foodinsecurity #kansascity #Kcevents #KCMO #Kcnonprofit #lunchspot #Market #nonprofit #Prospectkc #theprospectkc #thespotkc #vinestreetkc

The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, family-run activities that are highly labour-intensive, to large, capital-intensive and highly mechanized industrial processes. Many food industries depend almost entirely on local agriculture, animal farms, produce, and/or fishing. The food industry has a large influence on consumerism. Organizations, such as The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), have been criticized for accepting monetary donations from companies within the food industry, such as Coca-Cola.These donations have been criticized for creating a conflict of interest and favoring an interest such as financial gains. #snsinstitutions #designthinking #designthinkers

Without subsidies, fishing in the High seas would not make any money. Think about that. We taxpayers send over 20 billion dollars annually to a handful of companies that vacuum the ocean. It causes havoc to the ecosystem, where species are virtually or nearly extinct, it has an impact on artisanal and coastal fisheries, it has an impact on health and it messes up the economy. 30 years ago subsidies were meant to help wean fisheries AWAY from overfishing to other industries, instead that money has gone to more efficient and effective technology to render the ocean a space where no fishes can rest, respite or reproduce. Current marine management ignores science if it means giving up one fish and as a result we are all living on borrowed time. Read “end of the line” by Charles Clover to understand the devasting effects of overfishing … much of it still stands today

"This collaboration has enabled us to consistently deliver high-value, nutritionally rich produce to local food banks every week." Read the full article here >>> #sharingexcess #edengreen #partnership #donations #foodbanks #foodsecurity #freshproduce #local #verticalgreenhouse #agtech

Food recovery includes food donation to help food insecure individuals, composting so that food doesn't end up rotting methane gas in a landfill, and conversion to either animal feed or energy. PopUP CleanUP now offers food recovery services for your large scale event to help compliance with landfill diversion strategies. Click link in bio to book today! #eventprofs #foodrecovery #fooddonation #eventfood #events

Did you miss our #VeteransDay 11/11 launch? It's still going on and the Grass Fed Beef Tallow Paw & Nose Butter is now live for pre-orders! 🐾You MUST be on our email list to receive an exclusive discount. www.k9salute.com A purchase of K9 Salute beef tallow butter will help give back to American #farmers and #ranchers. We have not decided which organization(s) to donate to yet, but it is narrowed down to a few awesome non-profits. The donations will be focused on helping #veterans in the agriculture industry, & bringing awareness to the suicide epidemic that is plaguing our farmers. The suicide rates in agriculture are five times higher than the national average, and studies show that it's even double the rate than for military veterans. This is who feeds us & our pets! Please support your local farmers as much as you can. ❤️ Ingredients: 100% Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Pasture-Raised Hand-Rendered Bovine Suet Tallow with 1% of Non-GMO Organic Vitamin E derived only from Non-GMO Organic Sunflowers. #k9salute #treatsofhonor #veteransday2023 #grassfed #grassfedbeef #naturalpetproducts #beeftallow #regenerativeagriculture #suicideprevention #dogs #petcare #doghealth #farmland #farminglife #farmingforthefuture #ranchlife #agricultureindustry

Mpumi Maesela the Founding Director of SE Holdings joined the FoodForward SA Managing Director, Andy Du Plessis on SABC Morning Live with Leanne Manas this morning. Mpumi shared her insights on the state of agriculture in South Africa and encouraged teaching young kids about food gardening, as well as looking after your environment so it can look after you. With South Africa being one of the few countries with no food policy to secure food donations, Andy said there’s more than enough food to feed the nation yet more than 10 million tons of food is wasted through the supply chain each year. There are huge amounts of food that is edible and is found to be surplus due to over ordering, over production, incorrect labelling, etc, and goes to waste yet the product is still safe to consume. FoodForward SA is working towards creating a regulatory environment that enable food donation and securing quality surplus food to address food insecurity and starvation. #Agriculture #FoodGarden #Sustainability #NoReasonForHunger https://lnkd.in/eNQMZVup

Because ESG is more than reducing carbon emissions......