All news by author: Nada Farhoud

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Grim lives of farmed pigs forced to live in squalor and left for hours to die
Animal Justice Project filmed for three months at Bickmarsh Hall mega-farm in Warwickshire, where 8,000 pigs are housed in 46 sheds. Some staff were seen kicking and slapping pigs when moving around
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UK to see 15in of snow and 50mph gusts as Met Office warns of Arctic air mass
The Met Office has issued amber warnings across the UK and up to 15 inches of snow is forecast in some areas in northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Horrors of puppy factory as beagles kept in muck-covered cages in view of hell
Footage obtained by Dylan’s Films for Animals appears to show conditions inside MBR Acres in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which breeds between 1,600 and 2,000 dogs a year
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'All Quiet on the Western Front dominated BAFTAs - but something's missing'
Nicolas Milton, the author of a new book, has examined the key role birds played in the Great War, and believes the film was not completely accurate as it was missing birdsong
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Streets polluted by plastic and toxic chemicals in plague of single-use e-cigs
MIRROR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Single-use vapes are also posing a significant health threat to wildlife, sea life and birds as they contain materials and poisonous substances including plastic, lithium and ­nicotine
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'Selling endangered seahorses for use in medicine may save them from extinction'
Nada Farhoud examines an unusual and counterintuitive way to help preserve endangered seahorse populations which will be explored in a new documentary on Netflix
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Protected birds shot, trapped and poisoned in rising crimewave across the UK
Nada Farhoud looks at what is behind the rising crimewave of protected species of birds being shot, trapped and poisioned - as rare goshawks, golden eagles, barn owls, peregrine falcons and white-tailed eagles are among the victims
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Alarm as 2,500 private owners keep elephants, tigers and lemurs as pets
As exotic pet ownership soars, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging people to reconsider their choices, fearing many owners buy them on a whim and then struggle to look after the animals properly
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Tiger bred to be ­slaughtered for trophy hunters saved thanks in daring mission
Sally the Bengal Tiger was separated from her mother when she was just days old and bottle-fed by trophy-hunting humans to tame her for a life of captivity.
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'Warmer winters and illegal hunting could see iconic swans vanish from UK skies'
The number of Bewick's swans arriving in England have dramatically reduced over the last several years – from more than 7,000 in 2010 to just 1,278 in 2020
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'FA Cup loss shouldn't detract from Reading's stellar climate change work'
Nada Farhoud says the Championship club should be celebrated for getting the football world talking about the climate crisis with their choice of kit
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Coastal towns living in terror as £600m of homes in danger of plunging into sea
Countless Brits up and down the country live in fear their homes will get wiped off the map by the every new storm as many don't even know they're being left at the mercy of the waves
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Disposable vapes found strewn across beauty spots are 'environmental menace'
Disposable vapes are becoming increasingly popular among users aged 18 to 34 but the cheap devices are not easy to recycle
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Inside China fur farms where animals born to die for fashion live in dirty cages
More than 100 million animals - including mink, fox, raccoon dog, chinchilla and rabbit - are killed each year for their fur, with the creatures typically living in filthy, one-metre squared battery cages
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'Whales help fight climate change - yet Japan sells meat from vending machines'
Japan is one of the countries still killing whales for their meat each year - Mirror Environment Editor Nada Farhoud is calling for the 'cruel and unnecessary' industry to stop
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Inferno village still traumatised 6 months after hottest day of 2022's fire hell
Wildfires broke out across tinder-dry Britain on July 19, 2022 leaving firefighters battling in the heatwave. It was the busiest day for the London Fire Brigade since the Second World War
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RSPCA warns pet owners about the risks of fluffy bedding for pet hamsters
Hamsters face "injustices" their pet owners say, as the RSPCA has urged owners to be aware of the dangers some bedding can pose as they may be seriously injured if it gets "tangled around their limbs"
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Brit trophy hunter poses with dead lions and has 'GUN' car number plate
Syed Rizwan, 44, has been on hunts all over the world. He claimed the trophy hunting industry protects wild creatures, such as rhinos, from falling into the hands of poachers
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Singing lessons for birds could help to save koalas, shows new research
Nada Farhoud explores new research featuring a group of scientists who have been giving singing lessons to an endangered species of bird in Australia to help preserve the species
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Europe swelters in 'staggering' heatwave as 8 countries see hottest January ever
Countries across Europe have recorded record-breaking January temperatures as experts warn that the number of intense warm weather events in winter are on the rise