The fired LACS employee is right – veganism should be protected in the same way as religion
ELIZABETH SULIS KIM: 'Jordi Casamitjana was sacked from The League Against Cruel Sports, after his disclosure that the company has invested pension…
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Vegan sues former employer for discrimination: Court to ask whether veganism is a ‘philosophical belief’
JOSH BARRIE: 'An animal rights activist has claimed he was discriminated against by his former employer and was sacked because he’s a vegan. Jordi…
PETA’s San Jose billboard calls egg-eaters bad feminists, ruffles feathers
MICHELLE ROBERTSON: 'People are clucking about a new billboard off Highway 101 in San Jose that claims feminism and egg consumption are…
The Real Cambodian ‘Killing Fields’: Workers Caught Bludgeoning Cows With Sledgehammers While Still Alive
PETA: 'PETA Asia has obtained disturbing eyewitness video footage captured inside a Cambodian slaughterhouse showing workers repeatedly bashing cows…
Vegans play audio of “animals screaming” in steakhouse
KATHARINE HAY: 'Members of Direct Action Everywhere, an international grassroots network of animal rights activists, entered Touro Steakhouse in…
Why people become vegans: The history, sex and science of a meatless existence
JOSHUA T. BECK: 'At the age of 14, a young Donald Watson watched as a terrified pig was slaughtered on his family farm. In the British boy’s eyes,…
Cruelty-free fashion: Growing leather without animals
LUCY GOODCHILD VAN HILTEN: 'A warehouse filled with huge gleaming silver vats hums around the clock, as billions of yeast cells work to make a…
Beyond vegetarianism
MELANIE JOY: 'India is a country which has historically been the most vegetarian in the world but the recent increase in meat consumption is…
Should food labeling be made clearer for vegans?
EURONEWS: 'The European Commission is considering whether food producers should be forced to label products as vegetarian or vegan. It comes amid a…
Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.
KELSEY PIPER: 'Animals in industrial farms are treated appallingly... At the same time, we’re finding out more about other negative consequences of…
Research suggests that vegans really are more judgmental than vegetarians
ANNALIESE GRIFFIN: 'A recent Gallup poll found that about 8% of Americans identified as either vegetarian (no meat) or vegan (no animal products…
‘Clean Meat,’ the Future of Vegetarianism
JACY REESE: 'For decades, vegans have worked tirelessly to recruit more vegans, but that won’t work. We need a bigger solution to the issues in our…
‘Abuse From Non-Vegans Is Constant’: Why Does Veganism Prompt Such Fury?
SARA SPARY: 'You probably noticed last week’s top vegan news. That ended with William Sitwell, editor of Waitrose magazine, leaving his job...…
Vegans ‘planning wave of protests’ against British butchers and farmers
ZOE DREWETT: 'British vegans are planning a wave of protests across the country to target farms and butchers in a bid to sway people into going…
Vegan ‘Butcher’ Shops Are Serving Up The ‘Meat’ Of The Future
JULIE KENDRICK: 'Meet the new generation of vegan butchers, who have discovered some genius hacks to trick you, your brain and your taste buds into…
One third of Americans consider themselves ‘flexitarian’
ZOYA GERVIS: 'A new study into the diet choices of 2,000 Americans found 38 percent admit to following more than one type of dietary lifestyle. And…
British food magazine editor proposes articles on ‘killing vegans one by one’ after journalist pitches plant-based recipe ideas
CHRIS BAYNES: 'The editor of Waitrose Food magazine "joked" about “killing vegans one by one” after a freelance writer pitched an idea about…
Canadian Citizens Form “Vegan Option Canada” Lobby Group
NICOLE AXWORTHY: 'A group of Canadian citizens recently formed Vegan Option Canada (VOC), a lobby group with the mission of amending laws to mandate…