Burger King just launched plant-based chicken nuggets in Germany
‘Burger King is offering a delicious plant-based alternative for all meat lovers who want to reduce their meat consumption’ Fast-food giant Burger King just launched plant-based ‘chicken’ nuggets in Germany to meet ‘the trend towards conscious nutrition’ and cater to the ‘growing number of guests who are increasingly relying on plant-based products’. The chicken-less nuggets …
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KVD vegan beauty just launched at all Ulta Beauty stores in the US
KVD Vegan Beauty has finally launched its iconic, high performance, 100% vegan and cruelty-free makeup at Gen Z-favorite Ulta Beauty after years of consumer demand. San Francisco-based vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics brand KVD Vegan Beauty has launched in all 1,264 retail outlets of Ulta Beauty- U.S.’s largest cosmetics retailer. The move comes after selling the …
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Dutch mink farms to permanently close by March 2021 following COVID-19 outbreaks
‘We commend the government on its decision to end this incredibly cruel and completely unnecessary industry and protect citizens’ The Dutch mink industry has been ordered to shut all its operations by March next year, the national news service, NOS reported. The government had already scheduled a ban on the mink breeding industry by 2024, …
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Popular US vegan cooking show goes global
‘We are so excited that, now, most of the English-speaking world can watch top vegan chefs in action’ New Day New Chef, America’s popular vegan cooking show, has gone global and is now available to Amazon Prime viewers in England, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The show, which is hosted by New York Times …
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Indian startup makes innovative vegan leather from floral waste
‘Flower cycling shows that leather can be produced without harming animals or the environment’ Phool.co, an Indian biomaterial start-up has created ‘fleather’— a viable alternative to animal leather from discarded temple flowers. According to co-founder Ankit Agarwal, his company has “pioneered the flowercycling technology,” and fleather was discovered after his R&D team inspected the “formation …
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U.S. allows killing sea lions to save declining salmon population
‘Killing sea lions is only going to distract from what they aren’t doing to address the real problems salmon are facing’ Wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are now officially allowed to kill sea lions in the Columbia River basin reports the Guardian. The granted permit will allow the states and several Native American …
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UK investigation exposes horrific reality of the ‘game’ bird breeding industry
‘Game farms operate to maximise efficiency and profit, the welfare of the birds incarcerated at these places comes a poor second’ An undercover investigation of a UK game-bird farm has revealed animal abuse and neglect according to a report by the Independent. Advocacy organization Animal Aid secretly filmed thousands of partridges and pheasants on an …
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Footage shows angry man throwing a dog against a wall after kicking and slamming his head
‘Anyone capable of repeatedly punching a dog in the face is likely to pose a serious threat to all living, feeling beings’ Bournemouth based Jamie Dennis Gordon Elsworthy, also known as Hill was filmed torturing a dog last April. The incident happened in a beer garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, where CCTV cameras captured the 40-year-old …
David Attenborough’s new film urges the world to ditch meat and go plant-based to save planet
Sir David Attenborough has urged viewers to adopt a meat-free, plant-based diet to fight climate change in new film. The world’s most renowned natural historian and veteran presenter has warned that humans should ditch meat for a mostly plant-based diet if we want to save animals and the planet. The 94-year-old’s new documentary A Life …
Court allows hellish German lab torturing animals with barbaric tests to reopen
‘That shows that in red-green Hamburg, profit from outdated animal experiments takes precedence over the protection of people and animals’ The Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) in Mienenbuttel, Lower Saxony, embroiled in an animal experiment scandal and subsequently closed by authorities in February of this year has been granted court permission to reopen. German …
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Stockholm Fashion Week hosted first-ever digital and fur-free event
‘The (Swedish) fashion industry is getting ready for a digital and sustainable future; hopes to be a positive example to inspire the rest of the world’ The Stockholm Fashion Week held its first online show last week in which it also opted to exclude fur or exotic skins ‘spearheading a new, compassionate, eco-friendly era in …
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Hong Kong gets its first 100% vegan pâtisserie
‘We are healthier not in the sense of our products being low in fat or calories, we makes our pastries better for you and the environment’ Hong Kong vegans now have their first ever 100 percent plant-based bakery. Bien Caramélisé, which means “well caramelized,” in French opened its doors to the public this month. Taking …
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