Miley Cyrus brings home a rescue puppy and urges others to adopt abandoned animals amid pandemic
‘Many families have had to surrender their pets after losing jobs, wages or housing security’, leaving many animals in need. Vegan singer Miley Cyrus and boyfriend Cody Simpson adopted a new dog in order to help the helpless animals abandoned during the ongoing lockdown period. Simpson shared photos of their new pet – a Shepard …
Vegan brand continues to provide ‘Tempeh Care Packs’ to people in need
UK based tempeh brand, Better Nature has announced that it would send a total of 75 tempeh care packs to nominees in order to do their bit in helping the ones in need. Better Nature launched a 4-week UK-wide initiative on March 17 to help support people struggling in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus …
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Beijing promotes traditional Chinese medicine as coronavirus cure
Officials in Beijing have been providing coronavirus patients traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), claiming the remedies cure the deadly virus. Beijing has increasingly turned to traditional sources, with the Ministry of Science and Technology reporting that 85% of all patients have been given TCM. One so-called cure for the virus is a bag of brown soup …
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Kat Von D urges people to stop hoarding, donates entire supply of tattoo shop’s gloves and aprons to local hospital
‘This type of hoarding has created massive shortages in hospitals leaving doctors, nurses and health workers dangerously ill-equipped to take care of patients and protect themselves.’ With medical workers and local hospitals facing an acute shortage of gloves and masks amid the coronavirus outbreak, vegan makeup mogul Kat von D donated her shop’s entire supply …
UK’s first vegan frozen pizza company launches new doorstep delivery for customers in coronavirus lockdown
One Planet Pizza has preponed the official nationwide launch of its new home delivery service-OPP Direct to help customers in coronavirus lockdown. With the coronavirus spread forcing people into lockdowns, businesses in general are suffering. In an effort to reach out to more people, the award-winning frozen vegan pizza company has brought forward its One …
Vegan meat sales in the US spike by 280% amid coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a staggering 279.8 % increase in plant-based meat sales in the US. According to a market research report released by Nielsen, US consumers are opting for plant-based meat alternatives like never before. The report comparing sales data for 2 weeks of March with the same period last year showed …
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Award winning vegan kebab brand to continue to dish out healthy meals amid lockdown
‘Feeding you vegan kebabs is the least we can do.’ After the UK’s Prime Minister issued a stark directive instructing Britons to stay away from public places including bars and restaurants in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitality industry is in a dire situation. With no footfall some have been forced to shut shop, …
WATCH: Vegan comedian Laura Clery releases hilarious quarantine workout spoof video
While streets are empty, social media sites have been jammed with people finding ingenious ways to fill their time in home quarantine with creative, hilarious and wild videos. Even as the novel COVID-19 goes on a viral spree infecting countries and forcing people to self-isolate and practice social distancing, social media has gone viral too, …
Vegan food company donates $210,000 worth of plant-based seafood to food banks amid coronavirus crisis
Vegan seafood brand Sophie’s Kitchen has donated nearly 3000 cases of Lemon Grass Toona to food shelters catering the needy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Miles Woodruff, the CEO of Sophie’s kitchen- a plant-based seafood brand personally reached out to food shelters in Second Harvest Silicon Valley, Contra Costa and Solano County, and Food Banks of …
Meat industry reports plummeting demand due to coronavirus
The future of the US meat industry is in serious doubt as farmers are reporting a drastic decline in demand and are expecting the trend to continue. Industry leaders of the cattle industry have complained that coronavirus has caused the industry to plunge to its lowest level in a decade, while the pig industry dipped …
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US oat milk sales shoot up by 477% as coronavirus looms
A recent Nielsen report has recorded meteoric rises in oat milk and vegan meat sales as shoppers go on a berserk shopping spree amid the COVID- 19 pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak that has now affected more than 450,000 people has led to some unprecedented changes in shopping behavior. As shoppers go frantic with stockpiling, supermarkets …
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UK Vegan milk company donates 14,000 milkshakes to hospitals and food banks in coronavirus relief effort
A Vegan milk brand has reached out to hospitals and food banks to help out amid the growing coronavirus crisis. Panic shoppers have stripped supermarkets bare leaving most food banks struggling for supplies as donations plummet during the coronavirus pandemic. According to The Guardian, a food bank in London reported a 75% dip in donations …