‘Vegan’ snack recalled after investigators find it’s dangerous for people with milk intolerance
Snack company Graze has been forced to recall a product labelled as ‘vegan’ after investigators found it contained milk. The Food Standards Agency said the Sea Salt and Vinegar Veg Crunchers were a ‘health risk’ for people with milk allergy and intolerance. The blunder by Graze not only poses a risk to safety of consumers, …
Pig slaughterhouse forced to close due to falling demand and relentless activism
A slaughterhouse in East Sussex, UK has been forced to stop killing pigs due to dwindling demand and persistent activism at the farm. Broad Oak Abattoir at Tottingworth Farm, Heathfield told Farmers Guardian it will no longer serve pig farmers, and initially, local businesses blamed activists. But it turns out the activists were only part of …
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Research finds veganism drastically relieves depression and pain for people with type 2 diabetes
Veganism may hold the key to a happy life for humans as well as animals, after research found that sticking to a plant-based diet can reduce symptoms of depression for people with type 2 diabetes. A study in the British Medical Journal analysed the impact of diet on people with type 2 diabetes who had …
Scientists discovered plastic inside crustaceans at the ocean’s deepest point
Scientists have found plastic in every single animal they studied in the deepest point in the ocean. Most people are aware of the devastating impact plastic has on the ocean, with eight million metric tonnes dumped in the sea each year. But scientists wanted to discover just how far-reaching the spread of plastic in the …
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Pope Francis gives indecisive response to £1m charity challenge to go vegan for lent
Pope Francis has responded to a $1 million charity challenge to go vegan for Lent – in a campaign spearheaded by 12-year-old activist Genesis Butler. As we enter the first day of Lent the Pope has sent a personal response to Butler regarding her Million Dollar Vegan campaign. The campaign aims to encourage the world …
Australia’s network of animal sanctuaries has saved 13 endangered species from extinction
Australia’s network of animal sanctuaries has saved 13 species from extinction, new research has revealed. The Threatened Species Recovery Hub, made up of ten leading Australian universities and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, studied how Australia’s conservation areas have impacted endangered species. A massive 30 native mammal species have been declared extinct in Australia since European …
Hunter poses for ‘sadistic’ selfies after killing mountain lion
A woman has been condemned for a ‘sadistic’ hunt after she posed smiling with blood-stained hands after killing a mountain lion. Haunting images show mother and taxidermist Franchesca Esplin, 28, after she shot the animal for sport in Colorado, US. The hunter said it was ‘top of my bucket list’ and was pictured holding the …
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Meat and dairy farmers should be taxed like tobacco companies, environmental report concludes
Beef and dairy farmers should no longer be paid subsidies and producers of animal products should be treated in the same way as tobacco companies, an influential scientific journal has argued. Leading journal the Lancet has published a study which claims money currently used to prop up meat and dairy farmers should instead be spent on ‘sustainable …
Naked and bloody protesters demand end to Canada Goose fur range
Naked and ‘bloody’ protesters laid on coats in front of Canada Goose’s flagship London store in a protest against the use of fur. In the demonstration, which marks World Wildlife Day (3 March), PETA supporters laid on the store’s coats holding signs claiming ‘Canada Goose Kills’, while one protester’s leg was caught in a giant …
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Activist jailed for freeing bear cub from a trap
An animal rights activist who freed a crying bear cub from a trap has been sentenced to 15 days in jail. Catherine McCartney, 50, has a history of arrests at bear hunt protests – once in each of 2016, 2017 and 2018. And despite being jailed on her fourth conviction she said does not regret …
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Pizza Hut launches full UK vegan menu, America asks: ‘Where’s our f***ing vegan pizza?!’
Pizza Hut has introduced a full vegan menu to all restaurants across the UK following the success of its first vegan pizza. Great news for the UK, but vegans across the world, and in the US in particular, are asking why they have been ‘tossed aside’ and given no vegan cheese to satisfy their cravings. …
Vegan documentary ’73 Cows’ to be screened to policymakers at European parliament
Vegan documentary 73 Cows will be shown to policy makers at the European Parliament in Brussels in an attempt to inspire agricultural policy change. The BAFTA-winning documentary features former cattle farmer Jay Wilde, who gave his cows to an animal sanctuary in Norfolk as he couldn’t live with the idea of slaughtering them. Politicians in …
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