We have 2 FREE tickets to the DC premiere of the award-winning documentary, Vegucated, to bestow upon one very deserving, yet randomly chosen, individual! See below for details on how to enter our Get Vegucated content.
If somehow, you haven’t heard about Vegucated until now, here’s the premise of the film, which will be premiering next Wednesday, November 9th at Landmark’s E Street Cinema
We have many holidays to celebrate especially now that we’re approaching the end of the year and they’re all packed together. Today, however, is the most important of them all: National Chocolate Day (I certainly hope you didn’t forget to mail your greeting cards in advance). What better day than today to explore the wide world of dairy-free chocolates and chocolatiers? And it’s the perfect time to sample sweets in preparation for Halloween!
Last Monday was the perfect storm to promote healthier and more sustainable vegetarian eating: in honor of Meatless Monday, Vegetarian Awareness Month (Oct.) and Food Day (Oct. 24), COK celebrated this trio of events by dishing out over 1,000 free vegan sandwiches, made with Tofurky deli slices, in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA.
Halloween isn’t just for kids. And it isn’t all about candy. Ok, maybe it’s mostly about the candy. Thankfully, there’s no real trick to finding delicious animal-friendly sweets — they’re everywhere! From Airheads to Taffy to Peanut Chews to Twizzlers and everything in between, check out this handy “Offical Guide to Vegan Halloween Candy” from VegNews magazine.
Do you enjoy Subway’s Veggie Delight sandwich but wish you could feast on a “meatier” animal-friendly meal? We do, too — and if you live in Canada, now you can!
Compassion Over Killing’s WeLoveSubway.com campaign has been asking consumers to reach out to Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, urging the company to add vegan options — and we’re excited to share some good news: select Subway restaurants throughout Canada are starting to dish out an all-vegan patty, promoted as the “Totally Vegged” vegetable patty! And it’s 100% meat-, egg, and dairy-free (see ingredients below).
Last month, we launched our ambitious Fall 2011 Pro-Vegetarian Commercial Campaign blanketing the national airwaves on MTV, Comedy Central, and Animal Planet with a powerful message of compassion.
Earlier this year, we told you about the release of Volume 5 in Dr. Michael Greger’s popular and informative DVD series, “The Latest in Clinical Nutrition.” We also told you about the exciting launch of his new website, NutritionFacts.org.
We hope you’re ready for even more good news! In his never-ending quest to scour the world of the most recent nutrition-related research, and share this important information in fun and easy to understand videos, Dr. Greger just released Volume 6, which his second 90-minute DVD in 2011 — and we’re giving them away!
Compassion Over Killing is thrilled to announce that our popular website, VegAustin.com, just received a Best of Austin 2011 award! Our veg-friendly online dining guide was named “Best Virtual Veggies” by the Austin Chronicle — and we share this honor with the good folks at The Vegetarian Network of Austin.
October 1 was World Vegetarian Day, October 2 was World Farm Animals Day, and all of October we’re celebrating Vegetarian Awareness Month. In the spirit of the season, here are 29 actions you can take to encourage plant-based eating—to help protect animals, the planet, and our health.