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How to stay vegan on holiday – from marinara pizza to Kuala Lumpur rice balls
Animal-free eating is now mainstream in the UK, but it can still be a challenge in other countries, writes Liz Dodd in the Guardian. ritish veganism long ago moved from grain sacks and carob bars at the back of health-food shops into the mainstream. But animal-free eating can still be a challenge abroad, when the language […]
Factory farming puts humanity in danger, Prince Charles warns
British farms have been reduced to little more than factories and must be brought into greater harmony with the planet, the Prince of Wales said yesterday. Dwindling biodiversity and environmental crises risked “derailing humanity’s place on Earth for good”, the prince said as he claimed that science backed his vision of organic farming. He told […]
Making veggies centre stage – the Jewish Chronicle
Worried that an all-veg diet would be boring? The Jewish Chronicle’s Food Editor Victoria Prever has some ideas for you! Vegetarian and vegan food is far from boring. It’s full of colour and flavour. If you are on a vegetable only diet, here are a few suggestions to keep your meals exciting. Click here to […]
Animal rights & veganism discussed on BBC Radio 4’s Moral Maze for 45 minutes
Click here to listen to Wednesday 2nd August’s Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4, presented by Michael Buerk. One of the less predictable arguments to result from Brexit concerns the rights and wrongs of chlorine-washed chickens. Perhaps chlorinated-chicken-gate made many people feel temporarily smug about UK standards of animal welfare, compared with those in other parts […]
Entering the post-milk era:
Why the Advertising Standards Agency ruling shows we are moving past dairy. Click here to read the full piece on Huffington post by Zephie Begolo from ProVeg.
Veganism discussed on the BBC
Following the news that the Advertising Standards Agency has approved an advert which labelled milk ‘inhumane’, the BBC assembled a panel to discuss veganism. Click here to watch (fast forward to 1:48:00.
Brand new magazine out now
Click here to read our latest magazine. What a busy few months it has been! In May we hosted our 52nd Annual General Meeting. A big thank you to Ori Shavit, who joined us live from Israel via Skype to talk about her role in building the vegan movement as well as the many fantastic […]
‘Milk is inhumane’ advert approved by Government watchdog
Advertising Standards Authority gives green light to Go Vegan World newspaper ad despite dairy industry outcry. An ad stating that “Humane milk is a myth” has been cleared by the regulator following complaints from members of the dairy industry that it was inaccurate and misleading. The national newspaper ad for Go Vegan World, a vegan campaign group, in February featured […]
Rabbi Challenges Synagogues to Go Vegan
Acclaimed rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz will award $25,000 to synagogues that pledge to ditch animal products. Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz recently launched the Synagogue Vegan Challenge—a competition that will award $25,000 to synagogues that commit to hosting at least one vegan event every month for one year. The program will select five Jewish houses of worship in […]