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About Planetary Concerns

Hi,

I’m Diana. Thank you for taking the time to visit Planetary Concerns which I started in 2019. 

I was  born late in the baby boom era, which means I have been around for awhile!  OK, I am fairly old!! That also means I have witnessed the world change enormously.

We currently live in a technological age with many conveniences, but sadly we are destroying our planet with our out of control consumerism and the  greed  of  corporations promoting never ending development. 

Like many others, I am tired of being confronted on a daily basis by more and more environmental vandalism, and feeling powerless to change anything as just one person.

The abuse of animals, farmed for food, has grown to a scale that should be unthinkable.

More than 70 billion land animals are slaughtered annually worldwide.  If you added sea life into the equation, it is upwards of 200 billion annually. These are  stunning figures when there are just 8 billion humans!

Intensive farming is a main contributor to  the destruction of forests and land clearing and a large contributor to global warming.

The lives of intensively farmed animals are short and they often suffer as welfare standards are woefully inadequate. Animals used for sport are often similarly mistreated and ‘disposed of’ when no longer profitable.

 Our future is uncertain and our quality of life is under threat. 

Wild places are sadly are becoming all too rare.

 We are losing species at an unacceptable rate and Australia’s animal extinctions are one of the highest in the world. 

I often wondered if anything I could do would make a difference. I came to the conclusion that if more and more of us  take responsibility for our own actions, it will make an impact and start to turn the tide. As individuals, we can also take action politically and join conservation and animal welfare groups to assist in bringing about positive change. 

I wanted to create an online resource where individuals could find information about these issues and to create a community of like minded people. 

Planetary Concerns aims to provide a space offering support and information for individuals who want to make changes to reduce their environmental footprint and also to improve animal welfare for all animals.

Again, thank you for your interest. I look forward to hearing from you.

Diana Pampling, founder of Planetary Concerns

Diana lives in a beautiful part of Tasmania and enjoys spending time exploring the national parks and caring for her 13 sheep and 7 chickens. She also looks forward to the  regular visits on the verandah of local possums and currawongs!

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Our aim is to provide information about the environment, veganism, animal rights and animal welfare.  Initially the content will be blogs and longer articles for those interested in further reading.  As the site develops other formats and types of content as well as more products will be added.

The main aim of this site is to help show  how you as an individual can make changes to your diet, and lifestyle to reduce suffering to animals and lower your carbon footprint.

Information on current news in regard to environmental and animal issues will also be a feature to help keep you up to date with the latest events. 

You are welcome to share your comments and feedback.  Please also let us know if you have suggestions for other topics or  additional  content you would like to see.

I hope you will stay with us.  I am very excited at the prospect of what we as individuals can achieve as more people commit to make changes in their daily lives.

Most change for the good doesn’t come from governments but starts with individuals.  You and me…!

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