While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Jessica Scott-Reid.
Is the use of animal testing in science helping or hindering progress for humans? And can using animals in scientific testing ever be considered ethical? These are the questions that have once again come up for debate after a recent investigation revealed an Ontario hospital was testing on dogs in painful cardiac experiments. Proponents of animal testing want you to...
Some 400 ostriches in Edgewood, British Columbia, are facing a government-ordered cull after having been exposed to avian flu. Their fate is now in the hands of the Federal Appeal Court, and the case has drawn high-profile support from conservatives such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz in the United States, as well as Ontario Premier Doug...
Industry marketing group Canadian Beef held a webinar in May, the first in a series of three, entitled “Instagram for Beef Advocacy.” It was meant for stakeholders and members of the public, though it seems I wasn’t permitted to attend. Instead, I was left to wonder why beef needs advocacy on social media and why they wouldn’t let me see...
The issue of climate change took a bit of a back seat in the recent U.S. presidential election. Americans were more focused on immigration, the economy and reproductive rights. But that doesn’t mean the climate crisis didn’t play a part in the results. In fact, it was climate misinformation and disinformation that helped usher a dangerous climate-change denier into office...