Did you know…

27 million birds are killed by domestic cats in the UK each year, but research by the RSPB suggests that bell collars reduce catches by 41 per cent*

“One of the great, overlooked superpowers we have is that when we get up and walk, our senses are sharpened” Shane O’mara, professor of experimental brain research at Trinity College Dublin

…in the UK, we end up with 1,000 tonnes of feathers a week from birds bred for food?** Usually, the feathers are incinerated or used for animal feed, but start-up Aeropowder is turning them into biodegradable packaging. Pluumo is currently used by Oxford-based Willowbrook Farm to keep meat deliveries cool. aeropowder.com