COK’s brave former investigator, Scott David, is in a new video sharing an urgent call to action: He needs YOU to join him in speaking up for pigs today! In a gut-wrenching 2015 COK undercover investigation, Scott exposed horrors at Quality Pork Processors (QPP) slaughterhouse, an exclusive Hormel supplier. Operating under the USDA’s high-speed slaughter, reduced inspection pilot program known as “HIMP,” …
From slip and slides to lightning bugs, there are lots of reasons to love summer — but eating al fresco is one of our favorites. Nothing says vacation season like a picnic; let’s face it: everything tastes better when it’s eaten outside. Not to mention, eating outside means your furkids can come, too, and doesn’t the whole family deserve a …
From the looks of a new report from Market Research Future, dairy-free is the future of cheese. The global market for non-dairy cheese is expected to soar to more than $3.5 billion in 2023! Among the given reasons why shoppers are ditching dairy in the cheese aisle are a “rising number of vegan consumers” and “increasing awareness about lactose intolerance”. The report lists several brands as leading …
If you’re into the idea of eating more plants and fewer animals — but don’t know where to start — rest easy; we’re here to help. Transitioning to a veg-strong diet is easier, more fun, and more delicious, than you might think! Here are five super-easy ways for pre-vegans to start making the switch: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVuZINQlxmn/?taken-by=ripplefoods&hl=en Switch to non-dairy butter and …
Thanks to a campaign by Compassion Over Killing and Jane Velez-Mitchell, and thousands of requests from compassionate coffee consumers like you, Starbucks has offered dairy-free milks — almond, soy, and coconut! — for beverages, and added vegan sides, snacks, and a breakfast option. But COK and our supporters have continued urging Starbucks to add hearty, filling, vegan foods — and the chain, …
In a victory for animals and freedom of speech, a federal judge has just ruled that Utah’s ag-gag law is unconstitutional, for violating the First Amendment. Judge Robert Shelby found that the law, which he wrote is “perfectly tailored toward … preventing undercover investigators from exposing abuses at agricultural facilities,” suppresses “broad swaths of protected speech without justification.” Though the …
The moving and powerful new movie “Okja,” now streaming on Netflix, is getting rave reviews and prompting viewers to consider their food choices, looking beyond the food on their plates to the once-living animals who ended up there. Okja is a genetically engineered “superpig,” bred by the massive, fictitious-but-clearly-Monstanto-inspired Mirando corporation, which ultimately sees her as profitable food. But to …
Moo-ve over milk: dairy-free ice cream is so popular, it’s boosting sales in an otherwise melting market, and major frozen treat brands like Ben & Jerry’s and Breyers are supplying exciting flavors to meet the booming plant-based demand. And everyone’s screaming for the new vegan ice cream from Haagen-Dazs, which just launched FOUR new flavors! With summer in full swing, the demand is likely …
Dairy-free is heating up the freezer aisle these days, as one ice cream maker after another introduces popular new vegan flavors: from Ben & Jerry’s to Breyer’s. In fact, in a melting ice cream market, exciting non-dairy products are boosting sales! Now, Haagen-Dazs is the last major brand to add several new dairy-free flavors to its line of ice creams. …