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‘Cruel and Tacky’ ice skating with Penguins event cancelled after backlash

An event offering the chance to skate alongside penguins has been cancelled after animal rights activists branded the event ‘cruel and tacky’. Queens Skate Dine Bowl planned the event, which was supposed to go ahead on January 19 in London, UK. It allowed attendees to skate on the same rink as five Humboldt penguins, with sections …

The creators of the Impossible Burger are set to launch a vegan beef steak

Impossible Foods is set to launch a vegan beef steak following the raging success of the Impossible Burger. In an interview with The Spoon, Pat Brown, founder of the plant-based company, shared plans to launch a fully vegan steak. “The next categorically new product that we are going to launch is almost certainly going to …

Protesters Target Self-Proclaimed ‘Ethical’ Supermarket, Chanting ‘Humane Slaughter Does Not Exist’

Animal rights activists protested at a self-proclaimed ‘ethical’ supermarket, using megaphones to tell customers that ‘humane slaughter does not exist’. Direct Action Everywhere staged the disruption at Hisbe in Brighton, UK – a supermarket which claims it aims to ‘respect customers, farmers, suppliers, ANIMALS and the PLANET’. Thirty activists entered the store holding signs with …

Activist James Aspey convinces meat chef to go vegan after epic argument

Every vegan has experienced many infuriating conversations with a meat-eaters, and they come in all shapes and sizes.  Some people are happy to talk about veganism in a reasonable manner, but more often than not you’re faced with a frustrating mix of belligerent untruths. Whether you’re met with the aggressive, confrontational, defensive, offended or just …

Costa Rica farmers to stop killing animals after hearing James Aspey speech

Vegan activist James Aspey has inspired farm owners in Costa Rica to go vegan and never slaughter their animals again.  The Australian lecturer gave a speech at a permaculture farm and eco retreat, which was translated into Spanish for the owners. And the married couple who run the farm were so blown away by Aspey’s …

Half of WWE stars in the UK are vegan to achieve ‘Peak Performance’, reigning champ reveals

Half of professional WWE wrestlers in the UK are vegan, one of the industry’s top stars has revealed. Veganism has been in the spotlight from the outset of 2019 in the UK – first due to the huge popularity of Veganuary and then from the ongoing hysteria about the Greggs vegan sausage roll. And today …

Retailer Boohoo exposed for advertising animal products as ‘faux fur’

Fashion retailer Boohoo has been warned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after it was caught advertising clothes containing animal products as fake fur. A complaint from Humane Society International (HSI) claimed the pom poms on a women’s jumper sold by Boohoo contained animal fur, yet the company was misleading customers by advertising it as …

Boots launches on-the-go vegan options including plant-based BLT

UK shopping chain Boots has launched three on-the-go vegan meal options to cater for the booming plant-based market. The pharmacy-led shops have introduced a vegan BLT, an all day breakfast vegan sandwich and a vegan buffalo cauliflower salad. Boots UK vitamins expert Parminder Kaur said: “There is no denying that veganism has taken the UK …

Footballer Franck Ribéry slammed after tasteless brag about £1,000 gold-plated steak

Footballer Franck Ribéry has been slammed by animal rights activists after he bragged about buying a £1,000 gold-covered slab of meat. The French footballer caused outrage by posting a video on Instagram of himself rubbing his hands together as a gold-covered steak was sliced up. Ribéry has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning nearly 20 years …

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 …