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New healthy vegan meal delivery service Planty – special intro offer inside
Looking for an easy way to switch to eating more vegan meals that are healthy and delicious? Take a look at Planty – chef-prepared meals that are fresh-frozen, they are convenient & tasty during a busy day while having a positive impact on the environment. We’ve got a treat for you! Use code ‘JVS40’ for […]
The Devon milkmen delivering vegan milk to your front door – in an electric van
You might not know it, but there’s a milk factory in Devon doing wonderful things. There’s a bottling machine, a walk in fridge and glass milk bottles stacked in rows, but you won’t find any dairy here. A small unit in an industrial estate in Totnes has been home to a vegan milk factory for […]
Leaving out the lox – can Jewish food go vegan? Jewish Chronicle feature
‘As more people decide to go plant-based, we ask some Jewish vegans how easy they have found making the change. At your next kiddush or family tea, when everyone sits down to bridge rolls topped with egg mayonnaise, salmon, chopped herring and cream cheese, could you refrain from tucking in? Could you give up juicy […]
Kosher restaurants need to modernise their menus for vegetarians
Kosher meaty restaurants are struggling to ‘meat’ the growing demands of vegetarian and vegan customers. There are not enough vegetarian options in mainstream meaty restaurants so whenever I go to Hendon or Golders Green for a bite, I’m always hungry for more. In a Kosher meaty restaurant there are no classic pizza or pasta options […]
Brand new book Animalkind from Ingrid Newkirk explores who animals are
Animalkind Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion by Ingrid Newkirk and Gene Stone features an absolute avalanche of new information about who animals are – smart, aware, and empathetic – and dispels old notions of animals as mere accessories for humans to use for their own pursuits. Studies show that animals […]
PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk on BBC
Victoria Derbeyshire talks to PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk about her organisation’s 40-year fight for animal rights, their shock-tactic protests and their celebrity campaigns. Ingrid talks about her new book Animalkind, how easy it is to go vegan, and her hopes for the new UK government, which she says could, post-Brexit, ban the import of foie […]
Opinion: Veganism is a core Jewish value
‘Veganism is not about renouncing Judaism. It is about challenging Judaism to follow through with its core morals and values regarding the sanctity of life, the compassion for one’s neighbor and breaking the cycles of violence that have been inflicted upon us throughout history.’ Click here to read the full piece on Jewishexponent.com
Channel 4 screens ‘Meat the Family’
‘Four families make a big decision about their meat eating habits. After three weeks caring for farm animals at home, they choose if their animals will be saved or become dinner.’ Click here to watch episode 1.
Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker
About 100 million animals are killed for meat in the UK every month – but very little is heard about the people doing the killing. Here, one former abattoir worker describes her job, and the effect it had on her mental health. Click here to read the full story on the BBC.
Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy is hosting their 7th annual retreat this February in California
Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy is hosting their 7th annual retreat this February at the Brandeis-Bardin Campus in Simi Valley, California. You’re invited to be a part of this special Shabbat weekend filled with thought-provoking sessions about animals, veganism, and Judaism, along with kosher plant-based meals, and great company! Here’s a unique discount code you can use […]