Marmite peanut butter launched: Dream combo or pointless gimmick?
Marmite and peanut butter both hold prestigious positions in many plant-based diets, and for the first time the two will be paired together in one jar. Marmite was launched in 1902, and the divisive and distinctive yeast extract spread features many essential nutrients and vitamins – including B12. Meanwhile, peanut butter is high in protein …
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The protester who ate a raw pig’s head outside a vegan festival has accidentally turned people vegan
A meat eater hit the headlines this weekend after he ate a raw pig’s head outside Brighton’s vegan festival, VegFest UK, but the stunt has backfired. That’s right, a man was so offended by other people’s decision not to eat dead animals that he crashed the festival with a severed head to taunt vegans, and …
Two Thirds of people are unaware that food choices impact climate change
Vegans are all too familiar with the separation many meat eaters have between animal suffering and the food on their plate, but new research reveals how little understanding there is about the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industry. New research by food waste app Too Good to Go found that more than two …
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Farm invites children to play with baby lambs right next to their slaughterhouse
Activists held a demonstration at a so-called ‘ethical’ slaughterhouse last week to target an event which they described as ‘textbook cognitive dissonance’. Tottingworth Farm in Heathfield has some of the ‘highest welfare standards’ in the UK and stocks ‘ethical’ Brighton supermarket Hisbe. Last week protesters from Sussex Animal Save held a demonstration at the farm’s …
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Major pharma company bans ‘hideously cruel’ near-drowning tests
A major pharma company has abandoned controversial ‘near drowning’ tests on animals following pressure from activists. Johnson & Johnson announced it will no longer use forced swim tests, in which mice, rats, and sometimes other small animals are placed in inescapable beakers filled with water and made to swim to keep from drowning. Animal rights group PETA …
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Ricky Gervais Mocks ‘Mental’ Reaction To Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll: “There’s No Anus In This!”
Ricky Gervais has launched into a hilarious rant about the hysterical reaction to the launch of the Greggs vegan sausage roll. The UK comedian was being interviewed by Lad Bible, and was questioned about his famous social media presence. At the start of the year, UK bakery chain Greggs launched a vegan version of its …
Dead whale found with 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach
WARNING: This article contains extremely graphic imagery which some readers may find distressing. Scientists in the Philippines are demanding government action after they found 40kg of plastic bags inside a washed-up dead whale. The huge amount of plastic found inside the Cuvier’s beaked whale included 16 rice sacks, four banana plantation bags and multiple shopping …
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Vegan pie claims sensational victory at British Pie Awards
Totally Vegan Buzz spoke to Lisa Buck, a 48-year-old vegan food entrepreneur from Norfolk, UK. Lisa is a multiple award-winner at the British Pie Awards. Her company The Vegan Owl sponsored the competition’s Vegan Pie Class 2019. We’ve all seen the headlines ‘Vegan Pie Wins British Pie Awards’, but there is more of a story …
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A pregnant vegan’s husband said she should eat meat to keep the baby healthy, and reaction is mixed
A pregnant vegan whose husband kept suggesting she should eat meat to keep the baby healthy has been faced with a mixed reaction online. The mother-to-be posted on Mumsnet using the handle ElizabethForever, asking for advice about her situation. She explained that she has been vegan since birth in a family of vegans, and that …
Retired businessman has hunted ‘over 500’ big animals
Activists have condemned a former businessman who has been celebrated as an ‘elite’ trophy hunter for killing hundreds of animals for sport. 74-year-old Brit Malcolm King has won several awards for so-called ‘achievements’ in the hunting industry. He’s been pictured with the dead bodies of several large animals including bears and mountain goats, and recognised …
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Man kills seagull for stealing his chips, locals demand cull
It was just your run-of-the-mill holiday for John Llewellyn-Jones as he was soaking in the atmosphere of seaside town Weston-Super-Mare in North Somerset, UK. Last July, as Britain basked in its hottest summer on record, the 64-year-old Welshman was acting just your typical day-tripper likes to – digging into a delicious packet of steaming hot chips. …
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Disney’s ‘dumbo’ remake hailed for ‘surprising pro-animal rights agenda’
The remake of Dumbo has a ‘blessedly surprising pro-animal rights agenda’, according to one film critic who was given an advanced viewing of the highly anticipated movie. Disney’s remake does not premiere until March 29, but many film critics have been given a sneak-peak. Original The original movie, released in 1941, features a young circus elephant …
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