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Vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian to release comic book on animal rights

‘After all, the animals deserve a hero powerful enough to create real change’ Vegan strongman Patrik Baboumian is gearing to release a comic book- Earthraiser: Voice of the Voiceless after investing four years in creating the concept. The comic illustrated by artist David Padilla has a unique animal-rights theme where the superpowers of the hero …

Animal rights advocate killed attending pig vigil by slaughterhouse truck driver in Canada

‘Whatever it cost, she would pay … Sometimes it’s money. Sometimes, it’s this’ Regan Russell, a member of Toronto Pig Save, died after she was fatally struck on Friday, June 19 by a truck transporting pigs to Fearman’s Pork, a processing plant at Appleby Line and Harvester Road, Ontario, Canada on Friday, June 19. Anita …

Vancouver to host an all vegan outdoor market this summer

All sorts of plant-based foods and products will be up for sale at this summer’s Vegan Farmers’ Market in Vancouver. Vancouver is gearing to launch the city’s first Vegan Farmers Market on 27 June at Vancouver’s Concord Community Park. The event will operate right through summer for eight full Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 …

YouTube star to launch plant-based burger business in Brighton

‘We don’t want to just be known for great food though. We want to have a positive impact on the communities around us.’ YouTube sensation Mikey Pearce and his long-time friend Abe Garman are set to open Clean Kitchen Club- a plant-based burger business on June 25 in Brighton. According to the duo, the company …

German slaughterhouse reports mass outbreak of new coronavirus cases after lockdown rules eased

‘As long as you don’t change this structure, you will always have these mass outbreaks in the meat industry’ Germany is facing its largest local Covid-19 outbreak after more than 650 slaughterhouse workers tested positive for the virus at a meat processing plant in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Toennies, the company that owns …

Scottish officials just banned fish farms from shooting seals

‘It’s a huge concern and so a ban on seal shooting in Scotland is critically important for seal welfare in British waters’ The Scottish fishing industry is now barred from shooting seals and using acoustic deterrent devices to scare off the predatory marine mammals. The punishment for shooting a seal illegally has also been amended. …

Beyond Meat’s vegan burger patty to cost just $1.59 with new Value-Pack launch

‘We know that to be successful we have to win on taste, win on nutrition, and ultimately win on price’ From next week, Target, Walmart and some other selected retailers will sell Beyond Meat’s limited-edition value pack of vegan burgers called Cookout Classic, which the company has released in a bid to offer easily attainable …

Hector Bellerin promises to plant 3,000 trees for every Arsenal win this football season

‘(It is) important to look after our world and donate to a cause which really affects us all’ Yesterday, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin announced that he has partnered with environmental charity One Tree Planted in a move to support the green movement and raise awareness on climate issues. In an Instagram post, the vegan sportsperson …

Cruel captors in Russia broke lion cub’s legs so it could not escape tourists clicking pictures with it

‘Evil photographers break bones like this so that wild predators cannot escape and behave calmly for pictures’ In another case of horrifying animal abuse at the hands of humans, a lion cub’s hind legs were deliberately broken so that tourists could pose and click pictures with the cub without it attacking or running away. According …

Fashion brands ditch Peru alpaca wool following PETA exposé

Major fashion houses have pledged to stop using alpaca wool from the world’s largest privately owned alpaca farm in Peru after an investigation revealed animal abuse. PETA’s recent undercover exposé revealing the horrific abuse alpacas suffer has many fashion brands vowing to eliminate alpaca wool from their supply chain. The footage captured at the ‘Mallkini …

Deliveroo says vegan orders surge by 187% in 2020

‘We see a hungry appetite for new vegan and veggie dishes and are here to deliver a great choice and selection to our customers’ According to a report, Deliveroo UK has seen a 187% increase in vegan orders this year with nearly 30% of their main meal orders being meat-free. The surge in orders this …

Chinese boycott salmon after it is linked to second COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing

‘We have yet to find out whether human beings transmitted the virus to salmon, or salmon contracted the virus first’ Imported salmon has been implicated in the latest outbreak of COVID cases in the Chinese capital. Experts have also warned the public from consuming the fish while it has been taken off the shelves in …