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Big news from JVS – and we’re hiring
We’re hiring, view our jobs We are sad to say that our fantastic Director Lara is leaving the JVS after nine years with us. Lara has been the driving force behind the rejuvenation of the Society, touching on all aspects of what we do, from making us more professional to transforming our building into the […]
Calls for Glastonbury to endorse the Plant Based Treaty
‘We are asking vegan Mayor Jon Cousins to table a motion for Glastonbury to endorse the Plant Based Treaty. Glastonbury would be the first UK town to support the Plant Based Treaty, joining 16 cities around the world including Boynton Beach (Florida), Rosario (Argentina) and Ahmedabad (India). We believe a petition that shows Mayor Jon Cousins […]
Petition: Change the law to prevent the sales of live animals in pet stores
Change the law to prevent the sale of live animals (classed as ‘pets’) in pet stores and also to prevent pet stores paying breeders to provide animals for sale. Instead require local and national pet store licensing regulations to include adoption centre information as a matter of course. Click here to read more and to […]
Meet the the meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
‘It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse, ‘ writes Suzanne Bearne for the BBC. Click here to read the full article.
‘School with UK’s first vegan kitchen says plant-based menu has lured new pupils to join’ iNews
‘A school in West Sussex which adopted an all-vegan menu has said the move has been so popular that some families have joined the school because of it. ‘ Click here to read the full story from iNews.
Petition: Require schools provide a vegan meal option every day
The School Food Regulations 2014 create requirements for schools to provide portions of certain foods, but do not specifically require schools to provide a vegan option. This should be amended to require schools provide the option of a nutritionally balanced, hot vegan meal on a daily basis. Click here to view and sign the petition.
The climate benefits of veganism and vegetarianism explored in BBC Future experiment
A two week experiment by BBC Future has found some thought-provoking ways to lower emissions from our food, writes Veganuary: “What is clear from our experiment (and more importantly, from rigorous scientific research) is that on average a plant-based diet has significantly fewer emissions.” It stated that the tweaks to our diets that would result […]
New online toolkit helps farmers in the USA to transition from animal agriculture to plant-focused farming
News just in from Veganuary: A unique new toolkit is now available to help farmers in the USA who want to transition from animal agriculture to plant-focused farming! Official Veganuary sponsor, Miyoko’s Creamery, along with Mercy For Animals and Animal Outlook have partnered to launch the Farmer Toolkit. It offers them state-specific resources, tips […]
Dutch government backs cell-based ‘meat’ with €60 million investment
‘The Netherlands is the latest to welcome the emerging technology, with a hefty investment’, writes Charlotte Pointing for PlantBasedNews. Read the full story here
Kosher humanewashing in the news again
An update from our friends at JIFA: ‘Jewish Initiative for Animals continues to amplify this statement affirming that kosher animal production should not be synonymous with factory farming (featured in Tablet Magazine), voices from across the Jewish community are rallying behind a renewed effort to support more sustainable food practices and bring visibility to the […]