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America and UK initiatives encourage ‘ethical eating’ (Jewish Chronicle feature on Limmud Conference)
In the photograph on the screen, Rabbi Marc Soloway, the British-born leader of a Conservative synagogue in Boulder, Colorado, is cradling a young goat in his arms – writes Simon Rocker for the Jewish Chronicle Members of his congregation have set up Beit Izim, an urban goat co-operative, where volunteers take it in turns to […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Incredibly Disturbing’ Kosher Slaughter in South America revealed
Written for the Forward by Lilly Maier *We have omitted the very graphic imagery that accompanied this article. In the last decade, scandals involving kosher slaughter have led to dramatic improvements in the industry. But both the U.S. and Israel continue to import beef certified as glatt kosher that is slaughtered in ways that animal welfare experts condemn […]