Domino’s launches plant-based Hawaiian and pepperoni pizzas
Pizza giant Domino’s is making strides into the vegan market with the launch of a vegan pizza range including plant-based Hawaiian, pepperoni, ham and cheese and supreme. The leading takeaway pizza company has debuted an extended vegan range in Australia following the success of a plant-based beef range. The meatless beef was used in beef …
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Aldi reveals vegan Christmas range including plant-based duck and wellington
Aldi UK has unveiled its vegan Christmas range, which includes vegan duck and a festive wellington among other plant-based starters and mains. This Christmas, the budget supermarket chain is launching 136 brand new lines and changing 200 existing ones in a bid to entice vegan shoppers. The chain’s festive range will feature a Mexican-style party …
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Canada turns 165,000 square miles of sea into a sanctuary
The Canadian government has stepped up to protect endangered Arctic animals by opening two large ocean sanctuaries spanning a total of 427,000 square kilometers (165,000 square miles). To help animals threatened by global warming, Canada has set up the two marine sanctuaries in the Arctic Ocean. According to National Geographic, the new sanctuaries will conserve …
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Queen announces plan to ban trophy hunting
The Queen confirmed the UK government’s plan to ban trophy hunting imports as she addressed members of the parliament last week. Speaking at the State Opening of Parliament, which marks the formal start of the parliamentary year, the Queen laid out the current government’s focus and agenda. While outlining the proposed policies and laws, she …
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Slovakia bans fur following overwhelming public demand
Slovakia has become the 14th European country to ban fur farming after an animal rights group published horrific footage from a mink farm in the country. Humánny pokrok, an animal NGO, started a petition in March asking the government to ban fur farming after its undercover investigation revealed deplorable conditions and animal suffering in mink …
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Starbucks launches vegan black whipped cream phantom frappuccino for Halloween
Starbucks has announced the launch of a limited edition vegan frappuccino which will be available in UK stores throughout Halloween. The Phantom Frappuccino is a black smoothie featuring green ‘lime slime’, coconut milk and mango essence. To give it an extra spooky edge, the drink is topped with black dairy-free coconut whipped cream. Prices for …
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Fearne Cotton leads campaign urging meat eaters to go vegan for 24 hours
TV presenter Fearne Cotton is backing calls for to ditch meat and go vegan for 24 hours on World Vegan Day. Vegan charity Viva! has launched a campaign asking people to avoid animal-based products on 1 November in a bid to highlight the environmental damage done by livestock farming. And if you’re already following a …
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Gwen Stefani convinces boyfriend Blake Shelton to ditch meat
Singer Gwen Stefani has encouraged her partner Blake Shelton to ditch meat from his diet. The pair are both judges on TV show The Voice, and Stefani is known to mostly follow a plant-based diet. And she’s now encouraged Shelton by explaining the health benefits of a diet which focuses on plants. According to Globe, …
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Sadiq Khan and 13 other city Mayors pledge to curb meat consumption
Mayors from 14 cities across three continents have signed a pledge promising to tackle the climate crisis by limiting the amount of meat served in their public institutions. During this month’s Mayors Summit of the C40 cities network in Copenhagen, 14 mayors of some of the world’s largest cities, including London’s Sadiq Khan, ‘committed to …
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UK Halloween costumes to generate plastic waste equivalent of 83 million bottles
A study has revealed that this year Halloween costumes bought in the UK will contain 2,000 tonnes of plastic – waste equivalent to 83 million plastic bottles. Hubbub and the family nature charity Fairyland Trust investigated 324 clothing items sold by 19 retailers and have found that 83 percent of the material used for Halloween …
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Jaden Smith to give 10,000 vegan meals to the homeless
Jaden Smith has taken another step to helping the less fortunate population of Los Angeles by announcing plans to give 10,000 vegan meals to the homeless. The rapper has partnered with Café Gratitude to create a vegan meal called the I LOVE YOU Bowl, following the launch of his food truck earlier this year. The …
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Joaquin Phoenix comforts pigs and gives them water in final moments before slaughter
Vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix has been pictured saying goodbye to pigs and other animals on their way to the slaughterhouse. The Joker star was pictured at a vigil held by the Animal Alliance Network trying to comfort the doomed animals and giving them some water in their last moments. Hundreds of activists attended the vigil …