A brand new incredible, edible egg-free product has just hit the market, making vegan eating even easier and tastier than ever before. The Vegg is a versatile egg yolk replacer that can be used (instead of eggs) in a wide range of recipes, and you can even use it straight as a liquid “yolk” for dipping toast. In fact, it looks, smells, and even tastes like eggs – but without all the cruelty.
A Calf Will Breed with His Mother? How the Meat Industry Defends Incest
Ever wonder why the pork and beef industries routinely cut animals’ testicles out without painkiller? Well, you might be surprised by what one industry journal is recommending factory farmers tell you.
COK Shows Hundreds of Students the True Cost of Eating Meat
The past two weekends, Compassion Over Killing has been invited to talk with hundreds of bright and politically-minded students from all over the U.S. who gather in the DC-area for regional conferences with the Junior Statesmen of America.
These students are eager to learn and engage in dialogue on a number of issues, so COK’s team of volunteers and staff came prepared with a wealth of information highlighting the negative impacts of factory farming and the many benefits of vegetarian eating. We even invited them to watch a four-minute video revealing the miseries forced upon animals raised for food.
What Lurks Beneath the Surface of Aquaculture?
When you think of where the fish on your plate comes from, you’re probably conjuring images of the great wide ocean where the animals live free until a few small boats come along and scoop them up. In reality, huge nets are often cast into the open waters that catch everything and anything that get in their way, including millions of “nontarget” animals. And even this reality, which is already questionable because of the environmental havoc it wreaks on the entire marine ecosystem, is now changing.
Taking the ‘Oink’ out of BBQ Pulled Pork: Cooking with Jackfruit
Last week, we released a chilling undercover video filmed inside a pig breeding factory farm in Iowa. The footage reveals the day-to-day miseries forced upon thousands of female pigs—who are confined to tiny crates where they can’t even turn around—and their piglets, who endure painful mutilations without any relief.
COK’s Undercover Video “Not Abusive” According to National Pork Board
That’s right. After watching COK’s new undercover footage taken inside a pig breeding factory farm in Iowa, the National Pork Board proclaimed “the practices shown in the video are not abusive.”
Valentine’s Day Feed-In Makes Life Sweeter for Animals
Boxed chocolates are a Valentine’s Day cliché, and unfortunately for our animal friends, one that typically contains cow’s milk. That’s why Compassion Over Killing volunteers in Los Angeles gathered in bustling downtown Culver City to serve up scrumptious, cruelty-free chocolates—and to show that dairy isn’t necessary to make a treat that will satisfy your sweet tooth and dazzle your sweetheart.
Spread the Love: Vegan Valentine’s Day Treats
You don’t need a sweetheart to make something special for St. Valentine’s Day. In fact, after you get a taste of these vegan goodies, you might be tempted to
keep them all to yourself. But, if you’re willing to share, there’s nothing that says love quite like chocolate!For the cuddly couple staying in…
It’s Gluten Free, Not Glutton Free!
For many vegetarians and vegans, the first reaction they encounter when discussing their ethics and diet is some variation on the “But what do you eat?!?” tune. Add in “gluten free” and the responses you get will fall just short of fainting. Let’s bear in mind that, though this is a surprise to some, there is no single way to go about your plant-based diet; some people opt for foods that are soy-free, raw, locally produced, or without hydrogenated oils, just to name a few common approaches.
