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New Spring magazine out now…
Welcome to the Spring 2016 issue of the Jewish Vegetarian Last year ended with the Board of Deputies, the representative body for British Jewry, actively promoting a meat-free Chanukah, a very promising sign of change on the horizon. We look forward to more organisations joining the dots between Judaism and vegetarianism. This year is going […]
Thousands of dairy farms face closure as debts reach crisis levels
Written by By Elizabeth Anderson and Rhiannon Bury for the Telegraph Thousands of dairy farms face closure as debts reach crisis levels. Around a fifth could close this year, according to some estimates. As many as one in five of the UK’s 10,000-plus dairy farms could be forced to close this year, as falling milk prices and rising debt […]
Meat consumption declines following WHO cancer warnings – The Independent
Written by Ian Johnston for the Independent Nearly half the British public are cutting back on meat or are already vegetarian, according to the British Social Attitudes survey. Pollsters found that 29 per cent of people had reduced consumption of meat in the past year, following warnings from the World Health Organisation that processed meat […]
Denmark opens first food waste supermarket selling surplus produce
Written by Matt Paton for the Independent ‘It’s ridiculous that food is just thrown out or goes to waste,’ says Danish minister. A charity has opened Denmark’s first ever food surplus supermarket. The store in capital city Copenhagen called Wefood will sell produce at prices 30 to 50 per cent cheaper than normal supermarkets. Per Bjerre from the NGO […]
Poultry Council Secret Report: More than 93% of Israel’s Fresh Chicken Infected
Article written by David Israel for JewishPress.com According to a yet to be revealed research of the Israeli Poultry Council, presented at an internal conference of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Veterinary Services, more than 93% of the commercially raised fowl in Israel are infected by the microbe Campylobacter, The Marker reported Wednesday. Campylobacter causes Campylobacteriosis, […]
‘Life after Brisket’: Veganism in Israel is taking hold among the Orthodox
Article by Sara Toth Stub for Tabletmag.com Veganism in Israel is taking hold among the Orthodox, who use textual sources to argue against all meat consumption A little more than two years ago, 36-year-old Jeremy Gimpel, a Modern Orthodox Israeli rabbi, political activist, and radio and television host, finally watched a YouTube video taken in a […]
The Dr Hadwen Trust – The UK’s leading non-animal medical research charity
Article by Sally Thompson on Veganuary.com The Dr Hadwen Trust [DHT] is the UK’s leading non-animal medical research charity. We greatly admire their work so we invited them to contribute a ‘guest blog’ for Veganuary. Here is a fascinating insight into one possible area of replacement for the animals currently used in biomedical research. Organs-on-a-Chip Cell […]
Are vegans propelling market change?
Israelis buy more soy, less dairy and meat compared to years past. Written by Michelle Malka Grossman for the Jerusalem Post For a country known as the land of milk and honey, Israeli shoppers seem to be taking a step to the vegan side more and more. A Nielsen’s report released on Monday showed a […]
Ethical eggs available from Farmaround
Hens have a life expectancy of 5 years or more. However, whether battery or free-range or organic, egg-laying hens have their lives cut short in order to maximise profit. They are generally gassed or killed by other means at between 68 and 72 weeks. Male chicks are killed very soon after they hatch, either gassed / suffocated / […]
NYC Restaurateur to Convert 15 Bars and Restaurants to Vegan
Written by Anna Starostinetskaya for VegNews Ravi DeRossi unveils his roadmap to turn his New York City holdings into a vegan empire. Serial New York restaurateur Ravi DeRossi revealed to Eater this week his plan to eliminate animal products from his 15 bars and restaurants, which include the popular cheese-centric Bourgeois Pig. This Valentine’s Day, DeRossi will begin […]