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Guardian Feature: Don’t be fooled by the pretty box: find out the horror behind your egg
The mass murder of male chicks and trimming of females’ beaks are standard practice in factory farming. Consumers must say no to these anachronisms, writes Chas Newkey-Burden for the Guardian. From the moment it hatches, a baby chick’s fate is determined by its gender. Females are seized and have the tips of their sensitive beaks cut without […]
Denmark ethics council calls for tax on red meat
Written by Adam Withnall for the Independent With cattle contributing a tenth of global emissions, people are ‘ethically obliged’ to change their eating habits, an influential government think tank says. Denmark is considering proposals to introduce a tax on red meat, after a government think tank came to the conclusion that “climate change is an ethical […]
One country has just banned meat at all official functions…
Written by Kat Smith for One Green Planet We are long past the time where we can continue to deny the adverse effects that animal agriculture has on our planet. In the past 40 years, our love affair with meat and dairy has wreaked havoc on the planet. We have lost 58 percent of all […]
Event: Potluck Friday night dinner – 24th February 2017
Following a fantastic event in December with over 45 people, we are excited to be hosting another cosy sit-down potluck Friday night dinner. We look forward to welcoming you. Friday 24th February, 6.30 – 10.30pm 853 Finchley Rd, London NW11 8LX Free for JVS members / £5 to non members. Please book your ticket for the […]
Spring onion baba ganoush
Author: Love the Crunch Prep time: 10 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 6 Full of fresh flavours, this scrumptious dip is guaranteed to keep guests coming back for more. Ingredients 1 aubergine Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp tahini 2 spring onions, finely diced Celery leaves, a few reserved from […]
Jerusalem artichoke, white wine & thyme pie
Author: Recipe from ‘Vanilla Black’ by Andrew Dargue Serves: 4 Just to clear up any confusion, globe artichokes are the big green spiky things and Jerusalem artichokes are the little knobbly things that look like potatoes. They have an unusual sweet flavour that is difficult to describe. Word of warning, they oxidise quickly, so […]
‘Free range is a con’ – Guardian Feature
‘There’s no such thing as an ethical egg’, writes Chas Newkey-Burden in the Guardian. Slapping ‘free range’ on a box of eggs simply hides the catalogue of routine horrors that are allowed under this reassuring banner. Meat eaters may think vegans look down on them – but actually no one is more scornful of carnivores […]
Fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering food chain after 25% of abattoirs fail tests
Written by Andrew Wasley and Josh Robbins Audits carried out at more than 300 abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland find major hygiene failings in more than a quarter of meat plants. One in four slaughterhouses are failing to take basic hygiene precautions to stop contaminated meat reaching high street butchers and supermarkets. An […]
Israeli Parliament holds special session to mark Animal Rights Day
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Cumin Pakoras
These cumin-flavoured Indian pakoras pack a punch at a party!