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Vegan activist group Surge, shares first vegan adverts in London
Animal rights campaign group, Surge, has shared its first vegan adverts in London. The campaign will be shown on buses, a digital billboard and roadsides around the city. The debut advertising campaign being shown includes messages such as ‘Why love one but eat the other?’ and ‘Which is more important, taste or life?’ as well…
Read MoreNational Trust bans trail hunting at Kingston Lacy
The National Trust has banned a hunt from its Kingston Lacy estate after reports that a fox was killed in January. The charity has said that trail hunt licences for the Portman Hunt have been withdrawn for the rest of the season, with a spokeperson for hunt saying it had not breached the terms of…
Read MoreLush removes egg from entire product range
Global cosmetics retailer, Lush, has announced that it will no longer be using egg in any of its products. Lush previously used free-range eggs in some items, and during their search to switch suppliers, the company faced up to the truths of egg production and took the decision to remove it from some products. Acknowledging…
Read More16-year old environmentalist nominated for Nobel peace prize
Great Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel peace prize, in light of her inspiring actions in speaking out about climate change. Today marks the biggest day of strike action, encouraging children around the world to miss school for the day and protest against the lack of focus on the environmental crisis we are in,…
Read MoreInnovative vegan silk added to new beauty range
Silk is an ingredient that is often used in beauty products, but the barbaric practices of the silk industry make and it being an animal-derived product means it is unsuitable for vegans. Silk is produced by silk worms, which are boiled alive in their cocoons for the material to be extracted – to make just…
Read MoreUK Government urged to ban cages for farmed animals
A campaign spearheaded by vegan actor Peter Egan is urging the UK government to ditch cages for farmed animals because cages restrict animals from displaying their natural behaviour. Egan shared the campaign on Twitter urging his 56,000 followers to sign a petition to end the use of cages for farmed animals. The petition on the…
Read MoreMeat and dairy industry must be treated like Big Tobacco, according to scientists
Scientists from The Lancet have released a report titled The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change, in which they call for the meat and dairy industry to be treated the same way as the tobacco industry. Scientists believe that in order to improve human health and the health of planet, animal agriculture has…
Read MorePope Francis responds to request to go vegan for Lent
With Lent underway, Pope Francis has responded to the plea from vegan activist Genesis Butler for him to go vegan during the 40 day period. The campaign for him to go vegan was for him to display leadership by sharing the benefits of the vegan lifestyle, and more importantly, raise awareness of the environmental benefits…
Read MoreWorld’s first fully edible takeaway launched by Alpro for Plant Power Day
Today marks Plant Power Day, and Alpro has created limited edition waste-free and fully edible takeaway in honour of the day. Not only is all the food in the meal plant-based, Alpro have also created edible packaging. The takeaway is a Plant Based Bucket (PBB), and is filled with classic ‘chicken’ and chips, made using…
Read MoreBeyond Meat launches new ground beef-style product
Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat has announced its new product launch, vegan ground beef, aptly named Beyond Beef. The Beyond Burger took the world by storm, with recent figures revealing that 93 per cent of those who eat the plant-based patty are omnivores, proving the success of alternative protein. The new Beyond Beef is made…
Read MoreVegan sushi company launches in the UK with plant-based salmon
A new vegan sushi company has launched in the UK, with Planet Organic being the brand’s first stockist, and a plant-based alternative to salmon included in their vegan offerings. Ima was founded by a father-daughter team, inspired by over-fishing and the levels of plastic waste in the oceans. Each sushi roll is created in their…
Read MoreA fifth of EU budget spent on livestock farming, new research reveals
A new evaluation of how public money is used via the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP), has found that 63 per cent of arable land within the EU is used to produce animal feed rather than food for human consumption. CAP sees farmers get subsidies, and this is dependent on the farm size, along with…
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