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  1. Treadmills are often marketed as safe, practical ways to work out in the comfort of your own home. Their surfaces are sometimes considered easier on your joints than roads and trails, and they can improve your running cadence. However, there are some hidden dangers that lurk just beneath the surface… What are the health risks of using a treadmill? Treadmills cause the most injuries of any exercise modality. They cause broken bones, abrasions, and in some heartbreaking ca...

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  2. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, REPURPOSE

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  3. Humans have been keeping animals and using them for entertainment for thousands of years. Evidence demonstrates that lions were kept in cages in Macedonia as far back as 2,000 BC. What types of animals are used in entertainment? From elephants to dogs to orcas, all sorts of animals are used to entertain humans. Whether you’re going for a camel ride or swimming with dolphins, each of these animals have been trained to behave in certain ways around humans to offer us benefi...

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  4. Every year, more that 115 million animals are used in laboratory experiments. This shocking statistic has actually increased in recent years. 97% of animals used in testing perish in these cruel experiments. Brexit has, and will continue to, affect animal welfare and testing regulations. Before we left the EU, 80% of animal welfare legislation came from EU law. As we move further away from the European Union, there is a possibility that we will begin to trade with countrie...

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  5. On average, Brits spend around £170 billion per year on health and fitness.That averages to a whopping £2,491.68 a year each. The NHS has a yearly budget of roughly £150 billion. That means that if each UK resident paid their exercise spend to the NHS instead, it could run itself without the Government’s help, freeing up billions of pounds for schools and charities. People spend a fortune on supplements, protein, and exercise gear that either they don’t need, or nev...

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  6. The Belgian Blue is a breed of cattle known for their extremely muscular physiques. They possess a naturally occurring genetic mutation (the myostatin gene) that influences the production of a protein that inhibits muscle growth. This natural mutation has been preyed upon and manipulated by humans to produce cows with an abnormal amount of muscle: the bigger the cow, the more meat can be extracted from its carcass, after all. Our greediness has caused some real trouble for ...

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  7. Thousands of reports are made annually to the RSPCA regarding the mistreatment of horses. Thousands of horses, including former racehorses, are sent to slaughterhouses each year; many travelling hundreds of miles with agonising injuries to meet their fates. “Surplus” horses become cheap meat, glue, leather, cat or dog food, fertiliser. Breeders then profit from the killing. The fundamental problem is that there are more horses and ponies being bred than there are go...

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  8. New Sculpture Urges us to Protect our Planet!

    Here at the Ironworks, it’s no secret that we’re passionate about protecting our planet. Through sculpture and art, we often express our concern over the treatment of our home, and the problems that we are facing within it. This sculpture pleads with us to focus on what we have, and not what’s among the stars. Our chairman, Clive Knowles, stated that “we feel that there is an incredible, colossal amount of money spent exploring space and sending up satellites and t...

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  9. Shropshire's Only Self-Funded Attraction!

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  10. Magnificent Durotan Sculpture Raises an Important Issue

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