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Religious clerics meet to help curb climate change
Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders came together on Monday to share ideas on reinforcing the environmental protection message in their communities through education and advocacy. Held in Jerusalem the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference, attended by around 200 people, was co-organised by The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, a German […]
New study finds red meat increases risk of early death
According to a long term research project, consuming red meat, especially processed red meat, dramatically increases the risk of death from heart disease and cancer.
Australian vegan groups criticise government nutrition guidance
While the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) revise their dietary guidelines for publication later this year, Vegan Australia and the Vegan Society of NSW are lobbying for a name alteration to be made to the “lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes” category appearing in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. “We […]
Patients unknowingly prescribed non-vegetarian drugs
A new study has found that a quarter of patients are unknowingly prescribed drugs containing gelatin, derived from animal bones or skin. 500 patients were surveyed by Manchester Royal Infirmary researchers who found that approximately 40% of patients preferred not to consume animal products. Out of these 200 following a vegetarian diet, 49 were found […]
4,500 hens saved!
Just one week ago, animal welfare groups Farm Sanctuary, Animal Place, and Harvest Home joined forces to rescue hens at a factory farm in Modesto, California, where 50,000 hens used for egg production had been abandoned and left to starve for two weeks. The hens were left locked in battery cages without food or water […]