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As More Jews Go Vegan, So Does Birthright
Written by Lisa Schoenfein for the Forward This summer, for the first time, American young adults will have the opportunity to take a Birthright trip that’s specifically vegan. Jewish Veg, a U.S. nonprofit that encourages Jews to transition toward plant-based diets, announced today that it is organizing the trip with Mayanot Israel, a leading organizer […]
BBC: The vegan trying to make the perfect burger
By Katie Hope for BBC News “My company’s goal is to wipe out the animal farming industry and take them down,” Patrick Brown tells me. The grey-haired, former paediatrician turned professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, now turned start-up founder, may be softly spoken but he doesn’t mince his words. A vegan, he’s come […]
France passes bill ordering CCTV in slaughterhouses
From Animal Aid: Calls for UK to follow France by introducing mandatory, independently-monitored CCTV in slaughterhouses to combat unlawful animal cruelty. France has passed a bill ordering slaughterhouses to install CCTV cameras, following an outcry over animal cruelty. Members of the French National Assembly were informed that lawbreaking is a widespread problem in the nation’s […]
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism meets for the first time
The first meeting of the prospective All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism was held last month, the focus of which was Britain’s exit from the European Union and what it may mean for vegetarians and vegans. Read the minutes of the meeting here.
First ever vegan Birthright Israel trip launched by Jewish Veg
NEW YORK (January 11, 2017) — The national nonprofit organization Jewish Veg announced today that it is organizing the first-ever vegan Birthright trip, in conjunction with Mayanot Israel. “This is an historic step in the evolution of the Birthright program,” Jewish Veg Executive Director Jeffrey Cohan said. “We’re excited about showcasing the exciting growth […]
Limmud: Everyone catered for
Extract from an article written by Simon Rocker for the Jewish Chronicle Ethical eaters have not been forgotten. A supply of vegan doughnuts has been ordered. According to Lara Smallman, director of the Jewish Vegetarian Society and a member of Limmud’s catering committee, around one in five of the 2,800 participants have signed up for […]
America and UK initiatives encourage ‘ethical eating’ (Jewish Chronicle feature on Limmud Conference)
In the photograph on the screen, Rabbi Marc Soloway, the British-born leader of a Conservative synagogue in Boulder, Colorado, is cradling a young goat in his arms – writes Simon Rocker for the Jewish Chronicle Members of his congregation have set up Beit Izim, an urban goat co-operative, where volunteers take it in turns to […]
Vegans rejoice as Asda commits to labelling all of its animal-free products
In the wake of Animal Aid’s ‘Mark It Vegan’ campaign, supermarket chain Asda has announced that as of January 2017 it will be introducing a new vegan logo to be used on all of its animal-free own-brand products. The new logo will initially feature on 18 products, but will be rolled out to all applicable […]
Independent news piece: ‘No such thing as ‘humane slaughter”
Jimmy Pierson writing for the Independent in October 2016 in response to criticism of halal slaughter: Don’t make this about Islam – there is no such thing as ‘humane slaughter’ in the meat industry. The point is that no one, religious or otherwise, needs to slaughter animals for food – it’s not necessary in this age. […]
New virtual reality film puts viewers inside factory farms
Click here to read the full story written by Kathryn Snowdon for Huffington Post