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…
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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…
The Beyond Meat vegan food company is planning to go ‘public
LAUREN HIRSCH: 'Beyond Meat has hired investment banks for an initial public offering... The plant-based food company has tapped J.P Morgan, Goldman…
“Meat-eating is never neutral”: RIP Mary Midgley, 99
MERRITT CLIFTON: “The symbolism of meat-eating is never neutral,” wrote Mary Midgely on page 27 of her 1983 opus Animals & Why They Matter.…
Vegan trends put pressure on mainstream marketplace in South Africa
SARAH SMIT: '“Dairy-free, cheddar-flavoured cheese.” This particular combination of words might not sound appealing to the average South African,…
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, stands firm on call for people to go vegan
AINE FOX: 'Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson is standing firm on her call for people to go vegan to tackle climate change, despite her local…
Eating avocados doesn’t mean you’re failing at being vegan
MIRANDA LARBI: 'Plant-based people were hit with the devastating news that avocados might not actually be vegan. Imagine the waves of horror and…
Ranked: The Best American Cities for Vegans and Vegetarians
EVE WATLING: 'It’s more likely than ever that your next-door neighbor, office workmate or your Tinder date will turn out be vegan too.Although the…