How do you talk to kids about veganism? How should parents navigate non-vegan social situations? I want my family to go vegan–what do I feed my picky eater? What special traditions do vegan families have? How do vegan kids think about being vegan and the reasons why? These are questions that many families have about going vegan, and they’re all …
COK Partners with Follow Your Heart to Provide Vegan Food in DC Community
Part of Compassion Over Killing’s mission is to make healthy and compassionate vegan food choices more affordable and accessible. That’s why this year, COK has teamed up with the Joyful Food Markets by Martha’s Table, through our TryVeg program to serve up fresh produce and simple, easy-to-make recipes in DC’s ward 7 community. We’re hoping to expand that mission even …
Fuel Our Fight: Help Us Disrupt Big Ag!
With you standing strong at our side, in 2018 Compassion Over Killing’s undercover investigations are throwing open the doors of the factory farming industry and exposing truth, our legal team is fighting for justice, and our corporate campaigns are changing menus and minds nationwide. Compassion Over Killing has been able to make 2018 a year of meaningful impacts for animals, …
Victory for Animals: Dangerous King Amendment Omitted from Farm Bill
After months of deliberation, it looks like the 2018 Farm Bill will finally receive a vote in Congress and arrive on the President’s desk by the end of the week. The bigger news, however, is that the King Amendment is dead. The final version of the Farm Bill will not include that dangerous provision, which would have rolled back state …
5 Vegan Children’s Books Perfect as Gifts
Whether you’re looking for a gift for the holidays, a birthday or other occasion, many of us are searching for the perfect gift for our kids, friends, nieces, nephews, and everyone in between. We’ve made it easy for you with this list of vegan-friendly kids books that have sweet, fun, and compassionate messages that kids will love. For more ideas, …
Beef Joins Turkey in Nationwide Salmonella Recall
At least 246 people have gotten sick between August and October due to salmonella linked to JBS Tolleson beef. After 3,500 tons were recalled in October, the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service linked at least three recent patients to the company’s beef, prompting another 2,500 tons to be recalled. The beef has been sold at over …
Got Plant Milk? 9 Dairy-Free Milks to Try
Switching from cow’s milk to a plant-based/vegan milk is a great, easy (and delicious) step in going vegan. The vegan market is booming, which means there’s a huge variety of dairy-free milks to try, and you’re bound to find something you like, whether you want to enjoy it in cereal, baking, cooking, or cookie-dunking! Compassion Over Killing Outreach & …
Meat & Dairy Industries Overproduce Despite Plummeting Demand
As meat industry sales go down, the United States is experiencing a huge surplus of animal products sold as food. Currently supplies of chicken, beef, pork, turkey, and milk far outweigh demand. And yet, even with an excess of chicken in cold storage, the USDA is granting waivers for chicken slaughterhouses to increase line speeds and kill even more birds …
Elite Vegan Athletes to BOCA: Switch for Good and Ditch Dairy
Nine elite vegan athletes are rallying together for a dairy-free BOCA brand through a powerful letter fired off to parent company Kraft Heinz on behalf of Switch4Good and Animal Outlook. BOCA was once a household name in the veggie burger market–but as it clings to cruel, unhealthy dairy ingredients in many of its products, it’sfalling behind all-vegan competitors like Gardein …