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Vegan documentaries that will change your mind about meat
This extensive list of 23 vegan documentaries are both heart-breaking and hopeful, entertaining and informative.
Ending climate change is dependant on consumers
Saving the planet requires more than just the production of sustainable meat, it requires consumer demand for it.
More and more Americans are wanting to reduce their meat intake
A report by the vegan sustainability app, abillion, has found that 51% of American users in their database want to reduce meat consumption.
National Food Strategy is the opportunity to reduce animal agriculture
The UK’s National Food Strategy needs to include policies that reduce meat and dairy production, affording farmers a safe transition away from animal agriculture.
South African start-up uses fermentation technology to make cruelty-free milk
A Cape Town based start-up, De Novo Dairy, is making milk without animals using precision fermentation technology.
Study comparing animal agriculture to fossil fuels causes uproar
A new study claiming that animal agriculture, like fossil fuels, harms the environment, has infuriated farmers.
Quit leather and save lives!
If we want to save lives and the planet we must stop supporting companies that use leather sourced from animals.
Plant-based meat must achieve price parity to thrive
A new report published by Kearney has shown that if plant-based meat reaches price parity the sector will boom.
What would industrial octopus farms mean for animal welfare?
Animal rights activists have raised concerns over the ethics of farming intelligent octopus in captivity for consumption.
Why we must prioritise solving climate change
Downplaying the danger of climate catastrophe and the impact that animal agriculture has on it will only end in disaster.
Climate change is no longer ignorable
The impact of climate catastrophe is beginning to show itself. Our only solution is to do away with the meat and dairy industry.
The Ukraine war has started a battle over the food system in Europe
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is disrupting supplies of grains and fertiliser to Europe, igniting a debate over the role that animal agriculture plays in the bloc’s food system.
The scoop on alternative meat, with Good Food Institute’s Bruce Friedrich
In this powerful interview, Friedrich discusses the future of food, alternative proteins and the coming food revolution.
Could this be the end of free-range eggs in the UK and Europe?
Free-range chickens and eggs may no longer be feasible to produce in the UK and elsewhere in Europe in future due to a dramatic escalation in avian flu outbreaks, say leading disease experts.
Kate Mara produces documentary criticising pork industry
Actress Kate Mara is producing a documentary called The Smell of Money, which will shine a spotlight on animal welfare and the environment.
The link between beef and climate change
Most of us know that beef is a massive contributor of the GHG emissions, but do we know everything it entails?
Animal agriculture is unethical, so why don’t we put an end to it?
Treating other living beings as commodities that can be bought, sold and killed for human consumption strips us of our humanity.
Is the meat industry brewing the next pandemic?
The COVID-19 virus has killed millions of people globally. Sadly it will likely not be the last pandemic we see, thanks to animal agriculture.
Unilever says that a move towards plant-based foods should be a priority
A report by Dutch company Unilever highlights need for a transition towards sustainable and healthy plant-based foods.
Director James Cameron backs dairy documentary ‘MILKED’
The highly anticipated documentary exposes the brutality and environmental exploitation of New Zealand’s dairy industry.
Why you need to stop eating chicken
Chicken on supermarket shelves is often contaminated with antibiotic-resistant strains of campylobacter and salmonella, while factory farms and slaughterhouses are riddled with unhygienic practices.
Jane Goodall narrates documentary about the future of food
Meat The Future offers some interesting insights about the next agricultural revolution while diving deep into the world of cultivated and cell-based meat.
If you love the planet you will go vegan today
Animal agriculture is a massive contributor towards climate catastrophe. Here’s why veganism is the most environmentally-friendly lifestyle for our planet, and our future.
Wuhan’s seafood market may be responsible for COVID-19
A new study has found that the coronavirus virus may have been transmitted to humans via the seafood market in Wuhan causing a global pandemic.