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Live pigs used as crash test dummies and slammed into walls at 30mph

An animal testing lab in China has been exposed for using pigs as car crash test dummies in experiments which have left animals dead or with horrific injuries.  Images have emerged of pigs visibly terrified as they are strapped to sleds and fired into a wall at 30mph. An investigation has revealed that seven young …

Richard Branson states that clean and plant-based meat will stop humans from killing animals for meat in just a few decades

Richard Branson has said the meat industry will be redundant within a few decades as cell and plant-based meat products gain consumers’ confidence and acceptance. Business magnate Richard Branson is an investor in Memphis Meats, a ‘clean meat’ company that harvests animal tissue from cells to produce cell-based meat products bypassing the need to kill …

Greta Thunberg tells Ellen “I’ve gone vegan”

During her interview on the Ellen Show last week, Greta Thunberg confirmed that she has gone vegan to do her bit for the environment. After trying to reach out to Greta Thunberg for two months, Ellen DeGeneres was finally able to interview the 16-year-old climate change activist who is making waves ever since her Fridays …

IKEA ditches meat from Christmas menu and replaces it with vegan food

IKEA UK has removed turkey from its Christmas menu and replaced it with vegan Root Vegetable Tart Tatin and plant-based mince pies. The world’s largest furniture store has been increasing its focus on vegan food in recent years, and this festive period the retailer is turning its back on traditional festive meat. The vegetable tart …

Lewis Hamilton defends environmental posts after claims of hypocrisy

Lewis Hamilton has defended himself against accusations of hypocrisy following his environmental posts on social media. The F1 champion is vegan and an outspoken animal rights and environmental activist, and often takes to his Instagram page to urge his followers to ditch animal products from their diets. But while many have applauded the posts, they …

You can now get vegan Mr Whippy ice cream at IKEA

IKEA has launched its Mr. Whippy-style vegan soft serve ice cream in Edinburgh. IKEA store at Straiton recently installed a vegan ice cream vending machine, which will dispense plant-based strawberry ice cream for just 50p. The ice cream is mainly strawberry puree mixed with extracts of white grape, beetroot and lemon juice. People are excited …

UK dairy farmers’ profits drop by 50 percent in one year

Dairy farmers in Britain suffered a 50% reduction in their profits in just one year as the demand for cow’s milk steadily declines. Statistics from FarmingUK’s 2018/2019 report, shared at a recently held Dairy Show, found that comparable farm profits dropped from 5.9p per liter (£383 per cow) to 2.69p per liter (£131 per cow) …

Aldi reveals vegan Christmas range including plant-based duck and wellington

Aldi UK has unveiled its vegan Christmas range, which includes vegan duck and a festive wellington among other plant-based starters and mains. This Christmas, the budget supermarket chain is launching 136 brand new lines and changing 200 existing ones in a bid to entice vegan shoppers. The chain’s festive range will feature a Mexican-style party …

Moby has new ‘Vegan For Life’ tattoo on his neck

Moby has taken his vegan level to the stratosphere after having a huge ‘VEGAN FOR LIFE’ tattoo drawn on his neck. The singer is a powerful animal rights activist, and now his compassion is there for everyone to see thanks to the bold, black slogan. He shared a picture of the tattoo on Instagram, and …

Miley Cyrus’ new restaurant serves cannabis and vegan junk food

A new restaurant backed by vegan singer Miley Cyrus is the perfect place to get high and eat all the vegan junk food.  Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe has opened its doors in Los Angeles, and sommeliers at the restaurant will even match your joint for a suitable vegan dish. Hundreds enjoyed the launch this …

Investigation: Dying piglets left to rot at second biggest US pork company

A slaughterhouse investigation by PETA has revealed horrific abuse at a farm which the group says supplies the second biggest pork company in the US. Pigs are seen with bloody sores, mother pigs so injured they could barely move, and dying piglets left to rot alongside their surviving siblings in the shocking footage. The group …

Benedict Cumberbatch joins Extinction Rebellion climate protests in London

Benedict Cumerbatch joined Extinction Rebellion protests in London this week to lend his support for action over the climate crisis. The vegan actor was pictured at Trafalgar Square where activists have set up tents as protests continue for two weeks.  Images were posted on the Facebook group for Extinction Rebellion London, with the group writing: …