More than 40 % of Brits to ditch turkey on Christmas day
Conscientious Brits have decided to ditch traditional Christmas fare for more environmentally and animal-friendly options. According to a research commissioned by Whole Foods Market, more than 40% of people in Britain plan to forgo their traditional turkey dinner ritual and opt for other alternatives. Of them, at least 10% admitted that they would enjoy a …
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Greta Thunberg named Time’s 2019 Person of the Year
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen vegan climate activist has been named Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. Time named Thunberg its 2019 person of the year continuing a tradition it started way back in 1927. The magazine normally awards the accolade to a person or persons who “most influenced the news and the world” …
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Actor Jack Black says: Everyone should consider going vegan for the environment
Actor Black Jack has revealed he wants to adopt a plant-based diet to fight the climate crisis and urges everyone to do the same. Black appeared alongside his ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ co-star and rapper Awkwafina on a recent WIRED Autocomplete Interview show in which celebrities reveal answers to the most searched questions about themselves …
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Leonardo DiCaprio slams Australian leaders for ‘the world’s worst’ environmental record
Leonardo DiCaprio has slammed leaders in Australia over their environmental record as the bushfire crisis rages. The actor turned environmentalist is a prominent activist on global warming, and he took to Instagram to demand a ‘radical overhaul’ down under. DiCaprio reshared a post from Aussie Ark which labelled Australia’s mammal extinction rate as the ‘worst …
Pamela Anderson urges PM Modi to promote veganism
Pamela Anderson has urged the Indian Prime Minister to promote veganism in a bid to fight climate change. TV Star Pamela Anderson posted an open letter on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to ban animal products from all government meetings and functions. She …
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Bakery group Oggs teams up with Macpac for eco-friendly food trays
Oggs has collaborated with packaging designers and manufacturers Macpac to launch 100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging. Oggs, a UK based bakery company tasked Macpac to manufacture a range of eco-friendly packaging using food grade recycled PET containing 100% recycled material that was not only 100% biodegradable but also safe for the products throughout their shelf …
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Abandoned baby giraffe and dog bond at animal orphanage
An abandoned baby giraffe has found a close buddy in a dog at the Rhino orphanage in South Africa. Jazz the baby giraffe was abandoned soon after birth and would’ve died if not for a farmer that rescued him on November 17. The calf being barely 3 days old was weak and dehydrated and needed …
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Dead deer found with 7 kg of plastic waste in its stomach
A 10-year-old wild stag has died in Thailand with over 7 kilograms of plastic bags and other waste in its stomach, say officials. Thailand’s massive plastic pollution has taken yet another animal’s life. After losing a sick baby dugong to an infection caused by pieces of plastic lining her stomach, a deer was found dead …
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Nursery catering to 260 children adopts vegan menu to save the children and the planet’s future
Owners of a Chester nursery have decided to adopt a 100% vegan menu in a bid to make their business more sustainable, protect the environment and improve the children’s future. Claire and Stuart Taylor, co-owners of Jigsaw Day Nurseries on Wrexham Road, Chester, have 260 children at its Curzon House and Ash Tree Farm sites. …
Dog turns surrogate mum for orphaned baby fox
A three-week-old fox cub was left stranded after his mother was killed in a road accident, but is now being raised as a happy pup under the watchful eyes of his dog mum. Dinozzo, a wild baby fox was destined to die hungry and alone after his mother was tragically killed by a speeding car. …
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More than 1000 koalas die in Australian bushfires
Australian bushfires have destroyed koalas’ natural habitat rendering them ‘functionally extinct,’ claim experts. According to experts’ estimation in May, koalas were already “functionally extinct”-a term used when a population is so numbered that they are considered a threatened species- and with deforestation, bushfires and prolonged droughts plaguing Australia, the fuzzy marsupial species may well be …
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Chobani yogurt brand to now sell oat milk
The top-selling Greek yogurt brand Chobani has launched “oat drinks” and “oat blends” to cater to the growing demand for dairy alternatives. After running the largest yogurt facility in the world, Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya is set to debut an entirely new product range, called Chobani Oat. The company will unveil four oat drinks—plain, vanilla, …
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