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Vegetarian restaurant ‘tibits’ publishes cookbook
tibits, one of the UK’s leading vegetarian restaurants, and JVS Business Friend, is publishing its very own cookbook today! tibits at home: stylish vegetarian cuisine will enable existing fans, as well as those new to the tibits concept, to try out recipes from the restaurant for themselves for the very first time. Split into four […]
Vegetarian Awareness Month is here!
It’s Vegetarian Awareness Month which means it’s a great time to speak out about the benefits of vegetarianism. The month kicked off with World Vegetarian Day on Monday where in the Philippines, Luntiang Lunes (the Philippines’ Meat Free Monday campaign) held a World Meatless Lunch – encouraging as many people as possible to ditch meat […]
Halving meat consumption would provide dramatic health benefits
Researchers from Cambridge University reported last week that if Brits halved their consumption of red and processed meat, thousands of deaths from cancer, diabetes and heart disease could be prevented and carbon emissions would be reduced . The researchers, from the university’s Institute of Public Health, used responses from the 2000-2001 British National Diet and […]
A vegetarian world could become a reality
Leading scientists have stated that the world’s population may have to reduce its meat consumption dramatically and switch to an almost completely vegetarian diet over the next 40 years, in order to avoid disastrous water shortages. The analysis, published by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in Feeding a Thirsty World: Challenges and Opportunities for a […]
Coalition of Jewish Groups Reviving Ancient Jewish Holiday for Animals
A coalition of Jewish groups is reviving the ancient Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana La B’heimot (New Year’s Day for Livestock Animals) as a day devoted to considering our relationships with animals. The holiday occurs on the first day of the month of Elul and was initially devoted to counting domesticated animals for sacrificial offerings. […]
Animals in Olympics ceremony will be forced to perform in film and theatre
With outrage over the news that the Olympic Opening Ceremony today will include the use of over 100 animals, many were relieved to hear that at least these animals would afterwards be homed at animal shelters, rather than being slaughtered. Ceremony creator Danny Boyle wrote to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) […]
No more meat-eating, if global temperatures rise
Meat and vegetables could become too expensive for many people if global temperatures continue to rise, according to a report from the Sustainable Consumption Institute. The report, What’s Cooking? Adaptation and Mitigation in the UK Food System was produced by researchers at the University of Manchester after a two-year study which calculated the emissions of […]
Award-Winning Producer Urges Jews to Consider Vegetarianism
Lionel Friedberg, award-winning producer with 18 feature film credits as Director of Photography to his name, spoke at the Jewish Vegetarian Society’s headquarters in Golders Green on Sunday 1 July, following a screening of his thought-provoking documentary A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal The World. The event had a full turn-out with […]
The world of fake meat and meat alternatives gets interesting
In a detailed article published in The Guardian recently, it was been reported that the race to produce the world’s first lab-produced meat is quickening. A 57-year old vegan Professor, Patrick Brown, has been working on creating synthesised meat and dairy products for two years in an industrial estate just south of San Francisco in […]
Olympic opening ceremony to use over 100 animals
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle unveiled his plans for the Olympic Opening Ceremony this week. The 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London, will be transformed into a representation of the English countryside, or in Danny Boyle’s words, “our green and pleasant land”. As well as a mock-up of Glastonbury Tor and a mosh pit from […]