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Animal Rights Activists attacked by Pool cue-wielding fox hunting supporters

Animal rights activists were victims of an ‘unprovoked attack’ by pool cue-wielding fox hunting supporters in Sheffield, UK. Police are investigating the incident after activists from the Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs posted footage of pro-hunt supporters blocking them into a pub car park. The car was surrounded by several men and a woman, some of whom …

Butcher’s spray-painted with ‘Meat Is Murder’ after taunting vegans about killing a cow

A butcher’s has been spray-painted with the message ‘Meat is murder’ after it taunted vegans about killing a cow on an advertising board. The pro-vegan slogan sprayed on Bellemere Butcher’s has caused outrage in the small community of Bellmere in Queensland, Australia. Locals believe the message was a response to an ad outside the butchers …

Mark Zuckerberg throws weight behind groundbreaking lab-grown leather company

Mark Zuckerberg has thrown his considerable weight behind vegan biotech business Modern Meadow – a company developing lab-grown cruelty-free leather. The New Jersey-based business is aiming to disrupt the $100 Billion animal leather industry, and has now raised $54m funding since 2014. Modern Meadow’s materials are created with the company’s designed collagen protein, Zoa. According …

Piers Morgan mocked after eating vegan sausage roll and ‘pretending to throw up’

A vegan sausage roll has continued to make Piers Morgan look like a ‘buffoon’ after the presenter pretended to throw up on live television. UK bakery chain Greggs provided Good Morning Britain with the vegan rolls after the presenter voiced his outrage at the launch of the plant-based roll last week. Viewers demanded the presenter …

Former Waitrose food editor who suggested ‘Killing Vegans’ hired by the daily Telegraph

The former Waitrose Food editor who was fired for suggesting ‘killing vegans’ and ‘force feeding them meat’ has landed a job at the Daily Telegraph. William Sitwell was lost his former job after a bizarre response to a pitch from vegan freelance journalist Selene Nelson. He apologised for the exchange, which was enough for the …

Food giants keep trolling Piers Morgan when they release a new vegan product

Following his outrage at the Greggs vegan sausage roll, it’s becoming customary for food businesses to troll Piers Morgan whenever they bring out a new vegan product. It all started with the Good Morning Britain host’s bizarre, but far from unexpected, outburst at UK-based bakery Greggs for launching a vegan version of its sausage roll. …

Marks & Spencer’s massive new vegan range seems to go on forever, and people love it

UK supermarket Marks & Spencer has launched a massive new vegan range, and people are absolutely loving it. Vegans would not be blamed for passing out from shock and joy when they entered the stores at the start of the new year. The shelves are stuffed full of vegan treats, ready meals, snack food, healthy …

10 Times Sir David Attenborough was hilarious, inspiring, terrifying and adorable

Natural historian and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is among the most inspirational advocates of environmental protection. Best known for jaw-dropping BBC Documentaries including The Blue Planet, Life and Planet Earth, the UK national treasure is tirelessly fighting for protection to wildlife. But he’s got an unmistakable cheeky edge to him, and has kept us entertained …

French supermarkets sell ‘endangered’ zebra meat

Animal rights activists have condemned French supermarkets amid claims that businesses are selling endangered zebra meat. Many of the largest supermarket chains in France are selling exotic animal meat, including ostrich, zebra, kangaroo and bison. Animal rights charity 30 Million D’amis claimed supermarkets Carrefour, Auchan, Intermarché, Houra and Cora have sold endangered zebra meat in …

Record-breaking numbers go plant-based for Veganuary 2019

More people than ever are going vegan this month after plant-based charity challenge Veganuary saw explosive popularity in the lead-up to 2019. In the last Sunday of 2018 alone the charity saw 14,000 people pledging to go vegan in January 2019, and the company expects to hit 300,000 participants this year. Veganuary has seen numbers …

Greggs launched a vegan sausage roll and meat eaters were angry, so Greggs got sassy

Bakery chain Greggs is finally set to launch its vegan sausage roll this week. The company announced the move on social media by posting a video of the new vegan treat. The plant-based sausage roll will have 96 layers of light and crispy puff pastry, made with vegetable oil, and its own Quorn sausage. The …

Pregnant cow escapes slaughterhouse truck, starts new life, gives birth, is adorable

It seemed like Brianna’s days were numbered as she was crammed onto a truck destined for a slaughterhouse. But she’s now got a chance to live a healthy, happy life after making a miraculous escape. Brianna somehow managed to leap from a height of eight feet from a truck on Route 80 heading to a New …