Trump orders meat plants to stay open exposing workers to COVID-19
Trump’s mandate has come even as meat-processing plants are fast becoming COVID-19 hot spots. In order to avert a possible meat supply shortage, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday forcing meat processing plants to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic. According to Bloomberg, the order will cover plants producing pork, chicken and eggs. …
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Joaquin Phoenix orders cook-at-home meal kit to support vegan eatery during lockdown
Crossroads Kitchen has started new cook-at-home meal kits in order to keep business running after restaurants shut down following lockdown rules. Last weekend, Oscar winning vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix enjoyed a vegan barbecue meal from Crossroads kitchen. While the LA-based vegan restaurant has closed for dine-in customers, it has started offering plant-based meal kits for …
Michelle Obama and Beyond Meat partner to build a healthier America
Beyond Meat has joined Partnership for a Healthier America- an organization founded by Michelle Obama to make nutritious food options more accessible to all. Michelle Obama’s nonprofit Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) has been working towards improving the health of children through diet and exercise for over a decade. To further its efforts, the …
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Aussie actress Teresa Palmer goes vegan because she doesn’t ‘want to add to any more suffering in the world’
The Australian actress has ditched meat for the animals and the environment. Teresa Palmer was an on-off vegan for several years, before she decided she wanted to embrace the lifestyle for good. On a podcast for The Grace Tales, the 34-year-old actress revealed that animal welfare and climate change were top contenders in driving her …
Laird Superfood secures $10million investment deal from food giant Danone
‘We look at developing the next phase of delicious, innovative, plant-based products for all to enjoy’ Plant-based company Laird Superfood secured a $10,000,000 funding from French food giant Danone through its investment arm Danone Manifesto Ventures (DMV). Laird Superfood- a five-year-old company was founded by serial entrepreneur Paul Hodge, big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, and his …
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Starbucks launches new ready-to-drink vegan coffees in the UK
Starbucks U.K. has expanded its vegan ready-to-drink coffee range with Coconut Cocoa Cappuccino and Oat Vanilla Macchiato. Popular coffee chain Starbucks debuted 2 more vegan ready-to-drink coffees to join its earlier released Almond Iced Coffee beverage in the UK. The new drinks are available at Morrisons, announced The Grocer while posting an image of the new …
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Bill Maher slams factory farms calling them ‘as despicable as wet markets’
‘You can’t trash the environment, including animals, and not have it come back and kill you’. On Friday evening’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” the talk show host likened China wet markets to America’s factory farms. Referencing his recent rant, in which he received bilateral praise for bashing China on reopening its …
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Beyond Meat shares soar as coronavirus stalls meat plant production
While US meat plants struggle to operate amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Beyond Meat has witnessed its biggest weekly percentage gain since last year. Last week, Beyond Meat recorded a 12 percent hike in Friday trading even as other businesses are facing massive losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the company clocked its biggest weekly …
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Vegan cooking pair raises over £6,000 in funds for charities fighting COVID-19
‘We’ve been thinking of ways we can do our bit to help’ Roxy Pope and Ben Pook, creators of So Vegan, one of the world’s popular vegan recipe channels have launched a charity ebook titled The Lockdown Cookbook in order to support charities working for COVID-19 relief. Fans can download the ebook that contains “10 …
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Factory farms responsible for breeding contagions like coronavirus, say Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara
‘Such practices have brought humanity to the point that the WHO now estimates that more than half of all human diseases emanate from animals.’ In a recent Op-Ed for The Washington Post, Phoenix and Mara blamed factory farms for “routinely create conditions for the proliferation of superbugs and zoonotic pathogens,” and called for a ban …
Dairy farms struggle to survive as demand dries up amid coronavirus
Many dairy farmers are facing major losses following the closure of restaurants and cafes across the country due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Dairy farmers across the UK are struggling to stay afloat as demand for milk from cafes, restaurants and offices have plummeted following the ongoing pandemic. While oversupply of milk has reduced prices down …
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Graphic footage show black cats being boiled and ground into paste to make COVID-19 remedy
‘Our human fears about this pandemic should not be used as an excuse to treat defenceless animals who look to us for protection, with utter contempt.’ According to horrific footage obtained by No to Dog Meat charity, black cats are being boiled, skinned, and then grounded into a paste sold as a new cure to …
