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New campaign ‘Mark It Vegan’ launched by Animal Aid
The Mark it Vegan campaign by Animal Aid launched on 26 July 2016. Interest in veganism is growing rapidly in the UK, with more than half a million people having now adopted cruelty-free living – a rise of more than 350 per cent in the last ten years. There’s been a huge increase in the number […]
Veganism is the fastest growing lifestyle movement ever according to new research
There are three and half times as many vegans as there were in 2006, making veganism the fastest growing lifestyle movement. There are over half a million vegans in Britain – at least 1.05% of the 15 and over population* – new research commissioned by The Vegan Society in partnership with Vegan Life magazine, has […]
Dairy farm closures: More than 1,000 shut in three years
More and more dairy farms are closing in this country, yet the numbers of cows in this period has risen by 113,000. BBC News today reports that: Nearly one in 10 dairy farms across England and Wales have closed in the last three years, an industry body has reported. More than 1,000 have closed since […]
Islington’s The Gate is the first UK restaurant to receive prestigious Autism Friendly Award
The Gate in Islington, is the first restaurant in the UK to receive the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Award. The popular vegetarian restaurant, which has just celebrated its fourth birthday, was presented with the prestigious award at a ceremony this week. The Gate received the award in recognition of the considerable efforts their team […]
We’re crowdfunding to launch the UK’s first Jewish vegetarian centre
We are thrilled to announce plans for a new community space at the JVS. Our restaurant quickly became a Golders Green landmark when it opened in the early 1980s before closing after a decade and a half. Now our charity, which turned 50 last year, is set to swap retro nut roasts and lentil lasagne […]
Sainsbury’s trials ‘vegetable butcher’
Food artist Amber Locke joins the Wandsworth branch of Sainsburys supermarket for three days this week to encourage people to get creative with their veg If you go down to the supermarket today, you’re sure of a big surprise – if you live in a certain part of southwest London, at any rate. Because today’s the […]
Vegetarians plan ‘ethical’ centre – Coverage in the Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Vegetarian Society (JVS) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £25,000 to create a community centre, writes Lianne Kolirin in the Jewish Chronicle. The charity is urging the public to help fund its plan to create an “amazing new space in the heart of Jewish London”. As a token of appreciation, donors will […]
China just said what the U.S. never has: Eat less meat
Written by Nathanael Johnson for grist.org Nobody in the United States paid much attention when the Chinese government released new dietary guidelines earlier this month. But hidden within them is a provision that could slash carbon emissions from livestock, according to the group Climate Nexus citing a forthcoming report from WildAid. China is saying something […]
We Don’t Know How Many Workers Are Injured At Slaughterhouses. Here’s Why…
Written by Grant Gerlock for NPR A slaughterhouse is a safer place to work than it used to be, according to a new government report. But data gathered by federal regulators doesn’t likely capture all the risks faced by meat and poultry workers. In an update to a 2005 report criticizing safety conditions for workers […]
Fishes Have Feelings, Too – New York Times
Written by Jonathan Balcombe for the New York Times Washington — IN March, two marine biologists published a study of giant manta rays responding to their reflections in a large mirror installed in their aquarium in the Bahamas. The two captive rays circled in front of the mirror, blew bubbles and performed unusual body movements […]