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Animal welfare on the menu at Limmud Conference
We are just a few weeks away from Limmud Conference – an annual festival, which attracts over 3,000 people to discuss culture, history, politics, art, food and lots more. There is a fantastic line-up on speakers, including international ones, presenting on animal welfare, vegetarianism and veganism: Praying with four feet: animals in prayer and Jewish […]
Vegans rejoice as Asda commits to labelling all of its animal-free products
In the wake of Animal Aid’s ‘Mark It Vegan’ campaign, supermarket chain Asda has announced that as of January 2017 it will be introducing a new vegan logo to be used on all of its animal-free own-brand products. The new logo will initially feature on 18 products, but will be rolled out to all applicable […]
Event: Tu B’Shevat Seder & Party, 4th Feb in Kent ( JVS in partnership with the Sadeh Farm)
We are delighted to be teaming up with the UK’s first Jewish Farm The Sadeh for a joint Tu B’shevat celebration, with an enchanted indoor forest theme. This is the first event on the farm at Skeet Hill House in Kent: 7.45pm on 4th February – with an option to stay overnight. The evening will […]
Independent news piece: ‘No such thing as ‘humane slaughter”
Jimmy Pierson writing for the Independent in October 2016 in response to criticism of halal slaughter: Don’t make this about Islam – there is no such thing as ‘humane slaughter’ in the meat industry. The point is that no one, religious or otherwise, needs to slaughter animals for food – it’s not necessary in this age. […]
New virtual reality film puts viewers inside factory farms
Click here to read the full story written by Kathryn Snowdon for Huffington Post
JVS Op-Ed in The Jewish News: ‘Kosher cruelty in which we should want no part’
Op-Ed written by JVS Director Lara Smallman, printed in the Jewish News on 1st December 2016 Last week I watched a horror film I cannot forget. It wasn’t a fictional plot dreamed up by a scriptwriter, but brand new undercover footage from a kosher slaughterhouse in South America. I watched cows while still sentient being […]
Tell Hazon: ‘Killing is not kosher’
We wanted to share this very poignant post from our friends at Jewish Veg (formerly The Jewish Vegetarians of North America). ‘At Jewish Veg, we value our partnership with Hazon, which has graciously invited us to provide a #vegan voice at their events.That said, we agree with Sapphire Fein that killing animals is wrong, is callous, […]
News: Creation of Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism
From The Vegan Society: “We are excited to announce the formation of the first All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism. This venture is in collaboration with Vegetarian for Life and the Vegetarian Society. We are very grateful for their help and support, and are looking forward to working together on our shared aims. An […]
Feature: Dark Meat – Appalling treatment of workers in meat industry
Written by Gabriel Thompson for Slate Work more days. Carve more turkeys. Don’t get hurt. What poultry workers endure in the frenzied weeks before Thanksgiving. This article was reported in partnership with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute. On the debone line, the birds come at you fast. That was Lisandro Vega’s first lesson. The former […]
News: Two in three chickens sold in British supermarkets are ‘infected with E.coli superbug’
Written by Lexi Finnigan for the Telegraph Two-thirds of fresh chicken sold in British supermarkets are contaminated with E.coli, a new study claims. Contamination levels are much higher than previously thought and could be a threat to public health. The investigation found 78 per cent of the fresh chicken sold in high streets in England […]