Yesterday, Mercy For Animals released a new undercover video revealing horrific cruelty to pigs at a company that supplies meat to Walmart. Secretly recorded by an investigator working inside a pig breeding factory farm in Pipestone, Minnesota, the footage shows workers punching, kicking, and screaming at animals; slamming fully-conscious baby pigs into the ground headfirst; and slicing off tails of piglets without any painkillers.
Restaurants: be prepared to veganize that Philly cheesesteak — the Philadelphia City Council just unanimously passed a resolution endorsing and encouraging residents to participate in Meatless Mondays!
Earlier this year, month, we told you about a Tropical Smoothie adding Beyond Meat to its menus nationwide. A few weeks ago, we also announced that Subway introduced a new falafel sandwich at select restaurants in the DC-area. And last week, we shared exciting updates that Chipotle is now dishing out meat-free pinto beans nationwide and its popular vegan sofrita just became available on the East Coast.
Last week, the Newbury, Massachusetts police station received several calls from residents complaining of strange sounds coming from nearby farm. Upon investigating, the police found the source of the noise: female dairy cows who were bellowing and crying after having been separated from their calves at Sunshine Dairy Farm.
With the most sweets-centric holiday just around the corner, it is crucial that we each take a moment to scan our pantries and decide whether or not we are prepared for Halloween. So stop brainstorming costume ideas and make sure you are well-stocked with treats that are free of dairy, gelatin, and other things that go bump in the night before the flood of trick-or-treaters arrives!
Today, thousands of events are taking place across the US as part of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s annual Food Day Celebration. The events − ranging from film screenings to cooking demos and much more − aim to draw attention to our country’s urgent need for food policy reform.
Earlier this month, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials announced nearly 90,000 pounds of ground meat are being recalled from Central Valley Meat, a dairy cow slaughter plant in California. The recall was issued based on concerns that the meat, which was being distributed to student cafeterias via the National School Lunch Program, may contain small pieces of plastic.
Like many vegans, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. And while I love trying new recipes and am an avid collector of cookbooks, sometimes it’s nice for someone to just show you how to do it. That’s where the talented and charming Spork sisters come in.
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending and participating in Paris Vegan Day, an international celebration of plant-based eating in France! Now in its fourth year, I was thrilled to be asked to present cooking demonstrations at this ever-growing festival.