Greta Thunberg sues 5 countries guilty of climate destruction
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has filed a lawsuit against five countries for the damage they have done to the planet. The vegan teenager has teamed up with 15 other children to sue Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey, as they say the countries have violated their rights as children. The five countries signed the …
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Danish politicians fight to ban red meat in schools
Danish politicians are battling to outlaw red meat in daycares, kindergartens, and schools in Copenhagen. The country’s Alternative Party has urged local schools to stop serving beef and lamb in meals, and is attempting to have climate change initiatives enshrined by law. Speaking to Politiken, municipal councilor Franciska Rosenkilde said: “Red meat has a huge …
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Violife to debut ‘deliciously crumbly mature cheddar’ in UK supermarkets
Vegan cheese brand Violife is launching a new mature cheddar product in Asda stores from October 21. The award-winning plant-based brand from Greece has developed four new flavored products, including the Epic Mature Cheddar which the company describes as its best block ever’. The block is made from grounded sunflower kernels, olive extract, coconut oil …
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Tesco launches huge vegan section including new affordable Plant Chef range
Tesco has launched a massive new vegan section including an affordable plant-based range to cater to a growing market. The UK’s biggest supermarket has increased its dedicated plant-based range by 48 percent – from 181 to 267 new products. Its own brand range will increase from 62 to 103 foods, with branded ranges going from …
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Joaquin Phoenix features on massive vegan billboard demanding an end to speciesism
Joaquin Phoenix features on a new giant billboard campaign in Times Square, New York which promotes veganism and condemns speciesism. The vegan actor is pictured in a striking image from PETA beside a chicken, with the ad declaring “We Are All Animals”. The billboard urges passers-by to “live vegan” and help “end speciesism”, which PETA …
12,000 doctors say “guidelines promoting cow’s milk are harmful to children”
12,000 doctors and physicians have demanded an end to current recommendations for children to drink cow’s milk in the US. The American Heart Association (AHA) currently has guidelines recommending cow’s milk as a healthy drink for kids younger than five years old. The “Healthy Drinks, Healthy Kids” approves both human breast milk and cow’s milk …
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Switzerland bans ‘shredding’ of male chicks in egg industry
The Swiss government has voted to outlaw a common practice in the egg industry in which baby male chicks are ‘shredded’. Live male chicks are routinely killed by shredding as they are of no use to the egg industry, but the process will now be illegal in Switzerland as the country looks to improve its …
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Eating meat should be banned to save the planet, leading barrister argues
A leading barrister has argued that a law banning meat could be a possibility in the future. Michael Mansfield QC has been involved in a number of high profile cases, including with accused IRA bombers, the Birmingham Six and the Hillsborough disaster. A vegetarian himself, Mansfield has said the government should introduce a law to …
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Taylor Swift cancels gig at racehorse event after animal rights outrage
Taylor Swift has cancelled a gig at a horse racing event after coming under fire from animal rights activists. The US singer was scheduled to perform at the Melbourne Cup in Australia, a move which activists said was putting ‘money before compassion’. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) had demanded Swift pulled out …
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Midwife refuses to deliver vegan mum’s baby because of her diet
A pregnant woman has been left furious after she was rejected by a midwife purely for following a vegan lifestyle. Brittany Davis, 30, claims she approached a local midwife who specialized in home birthing and arranged to meet her the following day. However, during their conversation the expectant mother was surprised at the midwife’s attitude …
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“TICK TOCK”: Billie Eilish tells fans to ‘speak up’ over climate change
Billie Eilish has urged her fans to demand action from world leaders over climate change in a video posted on her Instagram page. The 17-year-old pop star and vegan campaigner posted a video captioned ‘Tick Tock’ urging her fans to ‘speak up’ against the looming crisis. “TICK TOCK! our time is running out. the climate …
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Study: Vegan diet boosts weight loss without restricting calories
A plant-based diet promotes healthy intestinal flora which may promote fat loss without restricting calories, a new study has discovered. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine conducted a new study to explain the mechanism that aids vegans in potentially losing twice as much weight as non-vegans while consuming the same number of calories. In a …
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