4+ day, 7+ hour ago (300+ words) World Animal Protection has criticised world leaders at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) for sidestepping the climate and deforestation impacts linked to industrial animal agriculture, warning that the omission threatens global climate progress. The conference, held in Bel'm on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, was expected to spotlight the role of intensive livestock production'one of the key drivers of deforestation, biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas emissions. However, discussions at the summit largely avoided the issue, despite rising global concern. Sally Kahiu, external affairs lead at World Animal Protection, said the silence undermines efforts to address the climate crisis. "We cannot protect the planet while propping up an industry that destroys forests, fuels the climate crisis, and subjects billions of animals to immense suffering. Cutting down forests to grow crops for billions of intensively farmed animals rather than feeding people…...