Calls grow to ban the use of words sausage, bacon and steak for vegan food
The Vegan Society says that those in the animal farming and meat industries are feeling “threatened” and are “desperate” in wanting to restrict the marketing of vegan products. New calls have surfaced to ban words like ‘bacon’, ‘sausage’ and ‘steak’ in relation to foods that don’t contain animal products in the UK. The pressure comes …
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Who is headlining Vegan Camp Out 2023? Here’s the complete line-up
The 2023 festival has a fresh and diverse line-up with 10 acts that have never been at VCO before. Vegan Camp Out (VCO) has revealed its line-up for its highly anticipated 2023 event. Over 4500 tickets have already been sold for the four day event to be held from 28 -31July. The organisers are expecting …
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Animal activist sues Switzerland over prison food
The lawsuit has been admitted by the European Court of Human rights, which rejects 95% of the cases submitted for its consideration. An animal rights activist has taken the Swiss state prison to court for not providing him with vegan meals. Appealing at the European Court of Human rights, the detainee filed a complaint against …
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Motion to scrap vegan lunches at Oxfordshire Council fails
“I applaud the ingenuity of the opposite party to continue to find ways to prevent vegan meals being served at council meetings.” A motion from the Conservatives’ group leader Eddie Reeves to scrap vegan lunches at their monthly meetings and civic events has failed with 37 votes against and only 17 votes for. It came …
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Bollywood star Genelia Deshmukh says son put “Riteish and me on the road to veganism”
The Bollywood couple are co-founders of a plant-based meat brand Imagine Meats. Bollywood actor Genelia Deshmukh revealed she and her husband fellow actor Riteish Deshmukh went vegan almost three years ago, after their elder son Riaan Deshmukh pushed them to rethink their ethical values. “He…told me, ‘Aai, you love Flash (our dog) and you eat …
Leonardo DiCaprio expands vegan investment portfolio – this time it’s a shoe brand
The investment is part of DiCaprio’s efforts to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis Leonardo DiCaprio has added another vegan brand to his investment portfolio. This time he has backed Løci – a British footwear label known for its understated vegan sneakers. The Academy Award-winning environmentalist’s backing is part of a £4 million seed …
New documentary investigates the ‘leading reasons why people refuse to stop eating animals’
The documentary explores the various common arguments against veganism, why they exist, and whether they are justified. A new documentary is investigating five words spoken around the world by so many non-vegans – I Could Never Go Vegan. The new feature documentary is touted as the next Game Changers meets Cowspiracy. Produced by brothers Thomas …
Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley slams UMass for its bizarre and deadly menopause experiments on marmosets
“The monkeys’ skulls are cut open and electrode leads are threaded from their heads all the way down through their abdomens. Marmosets don’t even experience menopause.” Daisy Ridley has written to the University of Massachusetts–Amherst (UMass), to condemn the school for conducting cruel and deadly menopause experiments on marmosets, which the animals do not experience. …
Burger King is going totally vegan – this time in Bristol
Burger King on The Mall site in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol will offer only vegan food starting from 26th October to 9th November 2022. Following the immensely successful trial of its Leicester Square vegan takeover earlier this year, Burger King is now ditching meat at one of its Bristol branches. Burger King on The Mall site …
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Evanna Lynch urges King Charles III to turn Queen’s animal farm into sanctuary
The ‘Harry Potter’ star and best-selling author joins 14,000 In Defence of Animals (IDA) supporters by adding her voice to their letter to King Charles III. Evanna Lynch is backing calls to transition the late Queen’s royal farm into a sanctuary. The ‘Harry Potter’ star and best-selling author has joined more than 14,000 In Defence …
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Vegan burgers are ‘implanted with Bill Gates’ chips’ claims Newsmax producer
“I want to eat something that’s real. That’s the real thing that came from the Earth, from the planet that was actually intended for us to be eating. Not out of a lab… made of chemicals, made by — implanted with chips. I don’t want to eat Bill Gates’s plate of fake meat, I don’t.” …
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Here’s why Lizzo is vegan – and it’s not to lose weight
“I’m not a vegan to lose weight, I just feel better when I eat plants.” In a recent interview, three-time Grammy winning superstar Lizzo has revealed why she went vegan in 2020. The vegan musical artist opened up about the subject and also called out body shaming critics who focus more on her weight rather …
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