Aussie hair care joins PETA’s cruelty-free brand list
PETA US has certified Procter & Gamble owned Aussie as cruelty-free and the iconic bottles will soon display the charity’s bunny symbol to show they were produced without testing on animals. PETA USA will add the brand to its “Beauty Without Bunnies” program that maintains a database of cruelty-free cosmetics, personal-care and household products. The …
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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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Australian restaurant launches first plant-based Eggs Benedict breakfast with an ‘egg’ made from coconut and pumpkin
Adelaide cafe Crux has unveiled a first of its kind plant-based ‘bacon and egg’ breakfast. Crux cafe, in Adelaide, South Australia specialises in vegan and gluten-free food. Opened in 2018, it prides itself in being ‘Adelaide’s most rule breaking, outspoken, (and) fully vegan restaurant’. Last week, it announced its new vegan breakfast meal by posting …
So-called elephant ‘sanctuary’ blasted for abusing animals with bullhooks to force them to perform
Animal rights campaigners have revealed that elephants are abused with bullhooks and forced to perform for tourists at a so-called ‘sanctuary’ in Thailand. Activists from Moving Animals have claimed that Maesa Elephant Nursery in Thailand are using the sharp hooks to force them to learn performance routines. The animal welfare group said baby elephants are …
BBC blamed of being anti-meat with Christmas advert featuring vegan turkeys
The National Farmers Union have branded BBC over advert that seemingly endorses vegan and vegetarian diets. BBC’s Christmas advert for this year #XmasLife is a short promotional film themed around families and friends enjoying the festive spirit leaving other stresses behind. But the advert has upset a section of the society as farmers feel that …
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Slaughterhouse worker charged for stabbing escaped cow in parking lot in harrowing video
A slaughterhouse worker has been charged for animal cruelty following the exposure of shocking footage which shows a man brutally killing a calf near a farm. The young cow had escaped from Saba Live Poultry in Bloomfield, Connecticut and is shown on police dashcam and bodycam footage running into a parking lot at a nearby …
M&S to sell hot plant-based sausage rolls in UK outlets
UK supermarket Marks and Spencer has increased the size of its bestselling ‘Plant Kitchen No Pork Sausage Rolls’ and is also serving it hot in nearly 50 stores across the UK. The vegan sausage rolls could well be voted as the highest grossing vegan dish of the year as UK customers can’t seem to have …
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Morrisons will not sell vegan pork pie in Melton Mowbray to avoid offending locals
Supermarket Morrisons has backtracked on its decision to launch vegan “no pork” pies in Melton Mowbray to avoid hurting the sentiments of the locals. Morrisons’ vegan no pork pies will be available across all stores nationwide from December 9 except at its branch on Rutland Street in Leicestershire. A memo by the store circulated to …
Donkey populations plummet as they are increasingly killed for their skin in Chinese traditional medicine
Donkey populations are plummeting across the world they are increasingly being slaughtered for their skin to support the traditional Chinese medicine industry. The latest report from The Donkey Sanctuary warns that numbers are rapidly dwindling in several countries as the demand for ‘ejiao’ – a product made from donkey skin – is becoming more popular. …
Opinion: ‘World’s best animal protection law’ could mislead customers into buying more meat
When it was announced that a new law – Prop 12 – would give animals unprecedented protections in the Californian farming industry, it was supposed to be a groundbreaking moment for animal rights. But as the law is gradually implemented many believe it doesn’t go far enough – and there’s a risk it could mislead …
Vegan chef, 11, bullied at school after opening Caribbean restaurant
11-year-old vegan chef Omari McQueen was attacked at school by a bully jealous of his success. Omari McQueen, the 11-year boy wonder launched a temporary pop-up restaurant during his summer break to sell vegan dips in Croydon Boxpark. Studying in the first year of secondary school, he shut the outlet once school started only to …
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‘Senseless killing’ of peacocks in South Africa as residents cull ‘noisy’ birds
Animal rights activists are battling to prevent the ‘senseless killing’ of peacocks in South Africa as angry residents look for a solution to their loud calls. A group of locals in Clovelly, Cape Town have requested permission to cull the animals which they have complained are too ‘noisy’ – particularly the ones which live near …
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