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Meat Prices Set To Skyrocket Due To COVID-19
Canadian meat association expresses concern over looming supply shortages as more and more suppliers close or slow down operations.
PETA Bilboard Blames Humans For Death of Chickens in Fire
Animal rights organisation has plans for a controversial billboard linking human behavior to the death of chickens due to a fire at Trillium Farms.
Study Finds Dramatic Impact of Vegan Diet on Sustainability
The study conducted by the University of Oxford shows that agriculture would be reduced by 75{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} if people were to go vegan globally.
Plant Based Agriculture Must Be At The Heart Of Agriculture Says SAFE
The demand for plant-based protein is growing internationally, and the Government should to include this in their economic stimulus package.
Swap Meat for Protein Alternatives and Save the Planet From Destruction
A survey conducted by Impossible Foods shows that if Americans ate 50{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} less meat 72,000 square miles of land could be saved per year.
Deforestation in the Amazon: A Recipe For Our Next Pandemic
The impact of deforestation has often seemed distant enough to ignore, but the COVID-19 outbreak is a warning of whats to come if we don’t save the forests.
Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Long List of Celebrities Urging For End To Wild-life Trade
Long standing and outspoken animal rights advocate Leonardo DiCaprio speaks out against the continuation of wild life markets despite COVID-19.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Agriculture Much Higher Than We Thought
Is it possible that our current estimates regarding the impact of animal agriculture on climate change are largely underestimated? Experts seem to think so.
Farmers Starting to Kill Their Pigs After Process Factories Close
As slaughterhouse and meatpacking packing plants close all over the US because so many of the workers are falling ill with COVID 19, a backlog of animals doomed to slaughter, are cooped up in their horrendous factory farms because there are no workers to slaughter...
Bloomburg Implements Plant-Based Menu For Employees
The software and media company has taken the ‘Cool Food Pledge’ to reduce carbon-emissions. The plant-based menus have been rolled out in NY and NJ.
Report Shows COVID-19 to Boost Plant Based Meat Sales
A report released by MarketsandMarkets shows that the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact will make consumers more conscious in their spending choices.
Report: Meat Industry World’s Biggest Water Polluters
An eye-opening report by Feeding Ourselves Thirsty has confirmed that meat production is the largest cause of water pollution.
Alicia Silverstone and Son Recreate Ad Paying Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney For PETA
Vegan actress and outspoken advocate Alicia Silverstone recreates vintage Linda and Paul McCartney ad with 8 year old son Bear Blu Jarecki.
Meat Processing Plants across the US are panicking about the effect of Coronavirus pandemic
The Food Chain has expressed concern about how long they can store the excess meat and dairy that they have built up plus the problem of shutting down plants because workers are getting sick. Concerns about the US food chain supply made their way into the mainstream...
The Threat Of Zoonotic Disease Continues To Intensify.
A virus that originated in animals has upended life across the globe. But the next deadly pandemic could make this look like “a warmup. To truly solve the underlying conditions that fuel zoonotic pandemics, experts and wildlife conservationists are also calling for a...
Reduce Meat Consumption by 71{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63}, Says Greenpeace
Environmental organisation has urged the EU to cut its meat consumption by 71{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} over the next 10 years if it wishes to successfully combat climate change.
The Medieval Treatment for Calves Is Only Possible Because the Dairy Industry Props Them Up
An undercover investigation into major US dairy and veal farms has revealed calves living in horrific conditions – reportedly kept in tiny dark spaces for up to 20 hours a day and countless animals dying from disease and starvation.
Chinese Tradition Based On Nothing But Superstitious Belief Cannot Continue
As details of China’s experience with the coronavirus emerge, a number of things are becoming clear. The first is the dystopian brutality of the lockdown imposed on the Chinese people by their authoritarian government.
Make plant-based agriculture a priority, says SAFE
New Zealand Animal rights group wants COVID-19 prompted economic plans to consider innovative ways to revolutionise the way we get our food.
Habitat Destruction Creating Massive “Virus Spillover”
Scientists and researchers believe that our encroachment on wild-life habitats is a time bomb for disease. We must end it to survive.
Malaysian Company’s Vegan Pork is a Huge Hit!
The innovative idea for a plant-based pork range has helped inventor Jack Yap attract meat-lovers to his vegetarian restaurant.
Starbucks in China Now Has a Vegan Menu!
The coffee giant is set to implement a vegan menu in various Chinese stores. The project will feature brands such as Beyond Meat, Omnipork and Oatly.
China Has High Potential For Sustainable 3D Meat Printing
Despite COVID-19 and the country’s animal cruelty problem; China is a key player in the development of the technology needed for protein-based alternatives.
KFC To Launch Vegan Fried-Chicken in China This Month
The demand from young Chinese for food that is both ethical and sustainable has been growing since before the COVID-19 pandemic.