Dave Raval

This is not something that many people think of, but what you eat has a real impact on the environment. Put simply, rearing animals takes a lot of energy - to grow crops for the animals, to keep them warm (if they're kept indoors) as well as to kill and transport them (usually in refrigerated trucks).

So as a result, I would encourage people to simply eat less meat. There are plenty of good, healthy alternatives. Most supermarkets and restaurants nowadays offer good veggie selections. There are also some exclusively veggie/vegan places, for example I sometimes eat at the Pogo Cafe in Hackney or (when I can afford it) Saf in Shoreditch. Or I've bought some yummy stuff from the Happy Kitchen, who have a stall at Broadway Market every Saturday. If there are other places that would like to be listed here, let me know.

On a separate point, I also firmly believe that we should not keep animals in cruelty. Death should not be a welcome relief for animals kept in horrendous conditions. For that reason, I can't stand factory farming. The first ever campaign I was involved inwas organised by Compassion in World Farming . I am also very happy to pledge my support to Vote Cruelty Free and to Friends of the Earth's campaign against the environmental impact of the livestock sector .